Friday, July 30, 2010

Quotes: Social Interaction (4)


Social interaction          35           "Sir John was loud in his admiration at the end of every song, and as loud in his conversation with the others while every song lasted." Austen, Sense and Sensibility.

Social interaction          162         "…talked of headaches, low spirits, and over fatigues; and of everything to which she could decently attribute her sister’s behavior [for avoiding Col. Brandon]." Austen, Sense and Sensibility.

Social interaction          176         “ 'Pray, pray, be composed,' cried Elinor, 'and do not betray what you feel to everybody present.' " Austen, Sense and Sensibility.

Social interaction          420         "Stanley had discovered that people liked him when he made confessions like that." Mailer, The Naked and the Dead.

Social interaction          84           "After the business of arriving was over…." Austen, Mansfield Park.

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