“I certainly have not the talent which some people possess,” said Darcy, “of conversing easily with those I have never seen before. I cannot catch their tone of conversation, or appear interested in their concerns, as I often see done.”
“My fingers,” said Elizabeth, “do not move over this instrument in the masterly manner which I see so many women’s do. They have not the same force or rapidity, and do not produce the same expression. But then I have always supposed it to be my own fault — because I would not take the trouble of practising. It is not that I do not believe my fingers as capable as any other woman’s of superior execution.”
— Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
Yet with all their imperfections we love them anyway.
don’t we? 🙂
Yes! Can you believe they changed this scene in the new movie?? Insufferable!!!
that makes me want to read the book again! i think i’ll make it a tradition to read it in the fall. i can’t really decide. i think i’ll read it anytime.
Very interesting!
I really wanna see that movie..