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To be sure you know no actual good of me--but nobody thinks of that when they fall in love.

— Jane Austen

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From Chapter LX of Pride and Prejudice. This is fictional dialogue or narration; its meaning depends on the surrounding scene, not on treating it as the author’s personal advice.

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Source: Pride and Prejudice , Chapter LX

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From Pride and Prejudice

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