Well, my dear, if your daughter should have a dangerous fit of illness, if she should die, it would be a comfort to know that it was all in pursuit of Mr. Bingley, and under your orders.
- Mr. Bennet (to his daughters, Catherine and Lydia): From all that I can collect by your manner of talking, you must be two of the silliest girls in the country. I have suspected it some time, but I am now convinced.
- Mrs. Bennet: I am astonished, my dear, that you should be so ready to think your own children silly. If I wished to think slightingly of anybody's children, it should not be of my own however.
- Mr. Bennet: If my children are silly I must hope to be always sensible of it.
- Mrs. Bennet: Yes - but as it happens, they are all of them very clever.
- Mr. Bennet: This is the only point, I flatter myself, on which we do not agree. I had hoped that our sentiments coincided in every particular, but I must so far differ from you as to think our two youngest daughters uncommonly foolish.
Mr. Bennet was among the earliest of those who waited on Mr. Bingley. He had always intended to visit him, though to the last always assuring his wife that he should not go; and til the evening after the visit was paid, she had no knowledge of it.
Mr. Bennet was so odd a mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humour, reserve, and caprice, that the experience of three and twenty years had been insufficient to make his wife understand his character.
- Mrs. Bennet: You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion on my poor nerves.
- Mr. Bennet: You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least.
- Mrs. Bennet: Ah! you do not know what I suffer.
- Mr. Bennet: But I hope you will get over it, and live to see many young men of four thousand a year come into the neighbourhood.
- Mrs. Bennet: It will be no use to us if twenty such should come since you will not visit them.
- Mr. Bennet: Depend upon it, my dear, that when there are twenty, I will visit them all.
I’ve decided to write down all the awesome things that Mr. Bennet says. Because he’s hilarious.
So expect a bunch of Mr. Bennet Quotes posts in the near future while I read Pride & Prejudice.
Taking Care of Kelly is Exhausting
Me: Why are you freaking out? This is the most insignificant thing that’s happened to you all week.
Kelly: It’s only Monday!
Me: You just need to pull yourself together.
Kelly: When has that ever worked for me?!
So this happened a couple weeks ago and even though I found her situation to be incredibly unimportant I was kind enough to not post this right away which is really nice of me considering I was angry that it was past midnight and she wouldn’t leave my room until I somehow solved all of her problems even though I was refusing to do so. I am also being nice by not mentioning what she was freaking out about.
Anyways, Kelly has abandoned me for the weekend and therefore I feel safe enough to post this now. Plus I’m bored and lonely and everyone I know is either out of town or contagiously sick. Sadface.
Name: Margaret “Peggy” Olson
DOB: May 25th, 1939
Occupation: Copywriter
Hobbies: Yelling at her boss, perfecting the art of being passive aggressive, being my hero
HAPPY 73RD BIRTHDAY PEGGY! Everybody go watch The Suitcase and celebrate.
Source: thetvscreen
I’m a fan of Sherlock. I’m a fan of RoxinPunch. Story of her incredibly Sherlock-esque detective skills starts at 0:35, but you’d miss her commercial for cat treats if you skipped to that part, so of course you wouldn’t do that.
