Mr. Darcy's Diary

If we all spoke the truth there would be a great deal of unhappiness in the world, and particularly at such a time. Some things are better left unsaid.

I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew it had begun.

When you are older you will meet a man who will love you for yourself. A good-natured, charming respectable man who is liked by you family.

Your children will be wild and undisciplined. Your daughters will run off with stable hands and your sons will become attorneys.

There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me.

Talking to Elizabeth is like talking to no one else. It is not a commonplace activity; rather it is a stimulating exercise for the mind.

She looked up at me with more animation. "Oh yes, indeed there is. I like playing with my kittens. I have three of them, Spot, Patch and Stripe. Spot has a black spot, but otherwise he is entirely white. Patch has a white patch on his back, and Stripe - " "Allow me to guess. He has a stripe?" "Why, have you seen him?" "No.