"Nay," cried Bingley, "this is too much,..." - Quote by Jane Austen
Nay," cried Bingley, "this is too much, to remember at night all the foolish things that were said in the morning.
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“To love is to burn, to be on fire.”
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More on Memory
“I end not far from my going forth By picking the faded blue Of the last remaining aster flower To carry again to you.”
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“It's nice to be short, because people expect less from you.”
“My faculties are decaying now and soon I shall be so I cannot remember any but the things that never happened.”
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