Comments on: Mansfield Park: Choice Quotes & Bon Mot’s: Day 8 Give-away!

By: Kathleen Ann

Kathleen Ann — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:09:39 +0000

I am so happy to find this website. It is wonderful to have such an in depth view of Austen’s work. I am getting new insights and views on MP, even though I have read it dozens of times!

By: Laurel Ann

Laurel Ann — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:31:38 +0000

Hello Mansfield Park participants day 8

Leslie – so glad you found us and welcome!

Rachel K. – the guilt and misery quote is so famous. I see it used quite often in reference to JA. Personally, I think that she was using it as an excellerator to quickly wrap up the novel by moving the action past all of the scandal and personal trajedy of the lasy two chapters. It is kind of a jolt, after the novel has taken so many pages to get to this point, and then it closes, bam.

Kiragade – those are excellent quotes. We are like minds, because they had been on my list, but it needed to be pared down and got cut. Thanks for adding them back into the mix.

Ren – of little use and no beauty! We all know someone who can fall into that category! Thanks

Laurie Viera Rigler – so nice of you to drop by. I contemplated the rears and vices quote – but it requires so much set up and explanation that I’m glad that you mentioned it instead. Some think it is sexual, I think she is referring to Rear and Vice Admirals! LOL

Susan – that is a great quote which I am adding to my favorites list immediately.

Cheers, Laurel Ann

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:09:28 +0000

An affection so amiable was advancing each in the opinion of all who had hearts to value anything good.

Narrator, Volume 2, Chapter 6 (regarding Fanny and William)

By: Marilyn Brant

Marilyn Brant — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:30:38 +0000

Oh, this is fun! This quote is one of my favorites from MP:
“There seems something more speakingly incomprehensible in the powers, the failures, the inequalities of memory, than in any other of our intelligences.” Fanny Price, Chapter 22

By: Sylvia M.

Sylvia M. — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:23:28 +0000

“I am worn out with civility,” said he. “I have been talking incessantly all night, and with nothing to say.” Edmund Bertram, Chapter 28

My family had company to my home the other week who stayed for four or five days. They were relatives, very nice, good people, but I didn’t know them really well. I used this quote “I am worn out with civility.” when talking to my sister while the company was here. Of course my sister looked kind of blankly at me until I told her I was quoting from MP. See, Jane Austen has quotes for every day life no matter what the century. That’s just one thing that’s great about her books.

By: amyletinsky

amyletinsky — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:42:26 +0000

Of course, this reminds me of another writing great. Milton’s Satan also got all the good lines. Some say he was the hero in Paradise lost (or if you agree with Stanley Fish, we’re just supposed to think so, to prove that we’re also fallen). Either way, Jane is similarly giving all the best lines to bad folks.

It’s hard to make virtuous people sound good. Wicked ones are so much more fun.

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:51:42 +0000

I love austen’s wit! especially on the audio books, the readers capture the humor so well that there are times i just bust out laughing!