"I am not able to write as fast as I could wish, and I am afraid I shall never be able to finish my novel."

"I am quite determined to be very impertinent."

"Compliments are the most dangerous things in the world."

"My dearest Cassandra, I have just received your letter, and am sorry to find that you have so little to say for yourself."

"A woman, especially if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can."