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Quotation from Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
“Marianne’s abilities were, in many respects, quite equal to Elinor’s. She was sensible and clever; but eager in everything: her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation”
Sense and Sensibility, Vol. I, Ch. 1 (1813 text)
The narrator's first portrait of Marianne, setting up the opposition of the title.
Citation: "Marianne’s abilities were, in many respects, quite equal to Elinor’s. She was sensible and clever; but eager in everything: her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation" — Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, Vol. I, Ch. 1 (1813 text). (id sense-and-sensibility-q2)
Portrait: CassandraAusten-JaneAusten(c.1810) hires, Cassandra Austen, Public domain.
