Jane Austen makes me LOL
Written by hootenannie on August 11th, 2011“Adieu to disappointment and spleen. What are men to rocks and mountains.”
-Elizabeth Bennet, “Pride and Prejudice”
“Adieu to disappointment and spleen. What are men to rocks and mountains.”
-Elizabeth Bennet, “Pride and Prejudice”
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A refined bumper sticker for the proper Colorado mountain girl.
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This is PERFECT.
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This is one of my favorite Austen quotes ever, and I said it to myself just before going on a backpacking trip with friends almost 5 years ago. A backpacking trip which lead to the dating and subsequent marrying of Sir Adam.
:)
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Wasn’t it Mary Bennett that talks about rocks and mountains, not Elizabeth? It could be that Lizzie mocks her later, but I’m pretty sure it was Mary that says that originally…