The person, be ita gentleman orlady, who has notpleasure in a goodnovel, must beintolerably stupid.A fondness forreading, properlydirected, must bean education initself.Friendship isreally the finestbalm for thepangs ofdisappointedlove.What aremen torocks andmountains?On his two youngersisters he thenbestowed an equalportion of his fraternaltenderness, for heasked them both howthey did, and observedthat they both lookedvery ugly.I could easilyforgive hispride if he hadnot mortifiedmine.I was soanxious to dowhat is rightthat I forgot todo what is right.You pierce mysoul. I am halfagony, halfhope…I haveloved none butyou.If a book iswell written,I always findit too short.Life seemsbut a quicksuccessionof busynothings.Tell me not thatI am too late,that suchpreciousfeelings aregone forever.She was so farfrom seeking toattract their noticethat she lookedback at them onlythree times.Vanity workingon a weakhead producesevery sort ofmischief.“One man'sways may beas good asanother's, butwe all like ourown best.”Mine is amisery whichnothing cando away.To wish wasto hope, andto hope wasto expect.How quickcome thereasons forapprovingwhat we like!Selfishness butalways beforgiven youknow, becausethere is nohope of a cure.Men of sense,whatever youmay choose tosay, do notwant silly wives.Were I to fall in love,indeed, it would be adifferent thing; but Ihave never been inlove; it is not my way, ormy nature; and I do notthink I ever shall.Knowyour ownhappinessSeldom, very seldom,does complete truthbelong to any humandisclosure; seldom canit happen thatsomething is not a littledisguised or a littlemistaken.You must allowme to tell youhow ardently Iadmire andlove youLaugh as muchas you choose,but you will notlaugh me out ofmy opinion.The person, be ita gentleman orlady, who has notpleasure in a goodnovel, must beintolerably stupid.A fondness forreading, properlydirected, must bean education initself.Friendship isreally the finestbalm for thepangs ofdisappointedlove.What aremen torocks andmountains?On his two youngersisters he thenbestowed an equalportion of his fraternaltenderness, for heasked them both howthey did, and observedthat they both lookedvery ugly.I could easilyforgive hispride if he hadnot mortifiedmine.I was soanxious to dowhat is rightthat I forgot todo what is right.You pierce mysoul. I am halfagony, halfhope…I haveloved none butyou.If a book iswell written,I always findit too short.Life seemsbut a quicksuccessionof busynothings.Tell me not thatI am too late,that suchpreciousfeelings aregone forever.She was so farfrom seeking toattract their noticethat she lookedback at them onlythree times.Vanity workingon a weakhead producesevery sort ofmischief.“One man'sways may beas good asanother's, butwe all like ourown best.”Mine is amisery whichnothing cando away.To wish wasto hope, andto hope wasto expect.How quickcome thereasons forapprovingwhat we like!Selfishness butalways beforgiven youknow, becausethere is nohope of a cure.Men of sense,whatever youmay choose tosay, do notwant silly wives.Were I to fall in love,indeed, it would be adifferent thing; but Ihave never been inlove; it is not my way, ormy nature; and I do notthink I ever shall.Knowyour ownhappinessSeldom, very seldom,does complete truthbelong to any humandisclosure; seldom canit happen thatsomething is not a littledisguised or a littlemistaken.You must allowme to tell youhow ardently Iadmire andlove youLaugh as muchas you choose,but you will notlaugh me out ofmy opinion.

Jane Austen Quote Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. The person, be it a gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
  2. A fondness for reading, properly directed, must be an education in itself.
  3. Friendship is really the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.
  4. What are men to rocks and mountains?
  5. On his two younger sisters he then bestowed an equal portion of his fraternal tenderness, for he asked them both how they did, and observed that they both looked very ugly.
  6. I could easily forgive his pride if he had not mortified mine.
  7. I was so anxious to do what is right that I forgot to do what is right.
  8. You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope…I have loved none but you.
  9. If a book is well written, I always find it too short.
  10. Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.
  11. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone forever.
  12. She was so far from seeking to attract their notice that she looked back at them only three times.
  13. Vanity working on a weak head produces every sort of mischief.
  14. “One man's ways may be as good as another's, but we all like our own best.”
  15. Mine is a misery which nothing can do away.
  16. To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect.
  17. How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!
  18. Selfishness but always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.
  19. Men of sense, whatever you may choose to say, do not want silly wives.
  20. Were I to fall in love, indeed, it would be a different thing; but I have never been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall.
  21. Know your own happiness
  22. Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised or a little mistaken.
  23. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you
  24. Laugh as much as you choose, but you will not laugh me out of my opinion.