We are not here together just to make children, Elizabeth. What we're going to do is sanctified by marriage. It's an act of love - of love. Not merely of the flesh, but of the mind and even the soul. There's nothing about it you shouldn't welcome.

Colleen McCullough
About This Quote

Elizabeth Bennet is a strong individual who is determined to do what she believes is right. She has made the choice to marry Mr. Darcy, even though she doesn't quite have the same feelings for him that he does. He believes that they are meant to be together, and that they should marry because it will “sanctified what we're doing” by giving her two children.

This quote comes at Mr. Darcy after Elizabeth rejects his proposal in order to continue with her life as an unmarried woman. Elizabeth believes that he would be better off with someone else, and she is not interested in being molded into his idea of what she should be.

Source: The Touch

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