“You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it”
Mr. Bennet Chapter 1
Pride and Prejudice quotes
Pride and Prejudice quotes that still know exactly what they are doing
Memorable lines from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, with the speaker, chapter, and a little context for why each sentence still lands.
The ones with social teeth
Austen's best lines rarely just decorate the page. They flirt, deflect, scold, expose, or quietly rearrange the room.
“Charles writes in the most careless way imaginable. He leaves out half his words, and blots the rest”
Caroline Bingley Chapter 10
“I expected at least that the pigs were got into the garden, and here is nothing but Lady Catherine and her daughter!”
Elizabeth Bennet Chapter 28
“You have a very small park here”
Lady Catherine de Bourgh Chapter 56
Lines that reveal the speaker
Austen's speakers are rarely interchangeable. Even a small line can arrive with posture, rank, vanity, injury, or affection already inside it.
“I never heard anything so abominable. How shall we punish him for such a speech?”
Caroline Bingley Chapter 11
“Pardon me for interrupting you, madam”
Mr. Collins Chapter 20
“I should have judged better had I sought an introduction, but I am ill-qualified to recommend myself to strangers.”
Mr. Darcy Chapter 31
“and pray tell her from me, that she cannot expect to excel, if she does not practise a great deal.”
Lady Catherine de Bourgh Chapter 31
When the story changes temperature
Some lines matter because the room suddenly feels different: warmer, crueler, more dangerous, or too honest to keep pretending.
“but that was only when I first knew her; for it is many months since I have considered her as one of the handsomest women of my acquaintance”
Mr. Darcy Chapter 45
“Mr. Darcy is uncommonly kind to Mr. Bingley, and takes a prodigious deal of care of him.”
Elizabeth Bennet Chapter 33
“grieved--shocked. But is it certain, absolutely certain?”
Mr. Darcy Chapter 46
“I am sorry, exceedingly sorry”
Mr. Darcy Chapter 58
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Elizabeth Bennet quotes
Wit, stubbornness, self-correction, and the moments when Lizzy sees more than she meant to.
Mary Bennet quotes
Moral philosophy, wounded pride, and the lines that make Mary more than the family joke.
Mr. Darcy quotes
The insult, the proposal, the apology, and every sentence where Darcy nearly explains himself.
Bennet family quotes
Longbourn in miniature: nerves, irony, kindness, vanity, and five sisters trying to be heard.
Questions people ask
Where do these Pride and Prejudice quotes come from?
These lines come from Jane Austen's public-domain novel Pride and Prejudice, with speakers and chapters included for context.
Are Pride and Prejudice quotes public domain?
Yes. Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice was published in 1813 and is in the public domain.
Why include the speaker and chapter?
The speaker and chapter make each quote easier to place in the story, especially when a line depends on who says it and what social pressure surrounds it.