“How eloquent could Anne Elliot have been! how eloquent, at least, were her wishes on the side of early warm attachment, and a cheerful confidence in futurity, against that over-anxious caution which seems to insult exertion and distrust Providence! She had been forced into prudence in her youth; she learned romance as she grew older: the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning.”
Persuasion, chapter 4
Enjoy Persuasion this weekend, and let me know what you think of it!
The Jane Austen Guide to Life: Thoughtful Lessons for the Modern Woman (May, 2012)
A Walk with Jane Austen: A Journey into Adventure, Love, and Faith
This reminds me of a favorite quote from Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God when Teacake tells his much older lover Janie something like, “You used up all your old woman days before and saved your young girl days for me.”
I need to read that…
I can’t imagine the new “Persuasion” adaptation being better than the old one, but I’m willing to give it a try anyway! 🙂