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PERSUASION MOVIE QUOTES 2022

CHECK OUT THIS LIST OF THE BEST PERSUASION MOVIE QUOTES 2022

The recently released Netflix movie, Persuasion, is based on the novel of the same title by Jane Austen. This blog is an incomplete list of the Persuasion Movie Quotes 2022. 

This enticing story is about love. And loss. And more love. 

These are some of the BEST lines in the movie, but are not, by any means, a full compilation of the incredible writing. If I were to create a full list of the best Persuasion quotes, then this blog post would look more like an exact replica of the script. 

Keep scrolling to see many of my favorite lines from the newly released Netflix movie, Persuasion. 

LIVING HER BEST LIFE

“Now Im single and thriving. I spend my time drinking fine wines…enjoying warm baths….and lying facedown on my bed…like I said…thriving” – Anne Elliot

SELF-LOVE IS IMPORTANT

“My father – he’s never met a reflective surface he didn’t like” – Anne Elliot

WITTY

“Vanity is the beginning and end of his character… also the middle” – Anne Elliot

ACCURATE

“Ones family is only escapable by two things – marriage and death.” – Anne Elliot

BURN

“If I was interested in gaining perspective by thinking of the poor, I’d ask you the rate charged by your barber” – Mr. Elliot

GOD VS THE CROWN

“Only God has the right to bestow rank. What good is a title if you have to earn it?” – Sir Walter Elliot

CURRENT INFLATION MIGHT BRING US BACK TO THIS...

“The truth is, marriage is transactional for women. Our basic security is on the line” – Lady Russell

GREAT ADVICE

“I say this with love…. abandon all hope” – Lady Russell

KNOW YOUR WORTH

“He didnt fight for me because he could never value a love that wasnt offered freely.” – Anne Elliot

LITERARY REFERENCE

“In other words….hope springs eternal” – Anne Elliot

SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK

“A woman without a husband is not a problem to be solved” – The Admirals Wife

INUENDOS

“No more hiding your light under a bushel” – Louisa

“You’re very sweet, but I’m not interested in receiving instruction on where to put my light… or my bushel” – Anne Elliot

CRINGY FLIRTING

“Your hair remains…intact” – Anne Elliot

“Your hair also remains…suitably appropriate” – Captain Wentworth

WHAT DO YOU WANT, ANNE?!

 “His cold politness and ceremonious grace are worse then anything.” – Anne Elliot

FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T DANCE

“Fur Elise happens to be a great dance song for those sophisticated enough to explore less traditional movements.” – Anne Elliot

If BEAUTY IS PAIN, then Mary is a goddess

“Now Mary with all her smiling trains of vernal beauty sticks — ” – Anne Elliot

BACK DOWN TO REALITY

“Anne, that’s more than enough poetry, you know how I detest metaphor” – Mary

That's just disrespectful

“The truest evidence of an inferior mind is to allow oneself to be persuaded away from ones deepest convictions” – Captain Wentworth

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE YOU GO

“Theres nothing worse than thinking your life is ruined than realizing you’ve got much, much further to fall” – Anne Elliot

VERY SELF-AWARE

“I need a holiday, and I need you with me on that holiday to have someone to talk at when the others stop feeling obligated” – Mary 

LOVE A LITERARY REFERENCE

“Whats the source of his sorrow? Home from Troy and theres another man in his bed?”

“Sorry, Agamemnon joke” 

-Anne Elliot

DONT TELL A WOMEN HOW TO FEEL

“Your future wife will be perfectly capable of managing her own feelings. Dont patronize her by deciding what worries she can and cannot endure.” – Anne Elliot

DEPRESSED POETS NEVER LACK COMPANY

“I often think it’s the great misfortune of poetry that it is seldom enjoyed safely by those capable of enjoying it completely. Only people who know loss can really appreciate Byron….” – Anne Elliot

FANTASY VS REALTIY

” Ive lived with a thousand different versions of you over the years. Some to rail against. Some to cherish.” – Captain Wentworth

FREIND ZONE

” Now we’re worse than ex’s…We’re friends” – Anne Elliot

GOALS

” Do you know whose company I enjoy? My own…” – Lady Russell

Flirting WITH YOUR COUSIN

” It seems like providence plays for my team after all” – Mr. Elliot

” Im your cousin, Anne” – Anne Elliot

“Cousin. Interesting. its a decided step up from passerby, but still a bit short of ‘most beloved’. But I am willing to work for my titles.” – Mr. Elliot

” Imagine my luck, a flirt and a hard worker.” – Anne

” Dont forget rich.” – Mr. Elliot

“Lucky we have you to remind us.” – Anne

HOW TO BREAK AN AWKWARD SILENCE...

” Sometimes I have this dream that a giant octopus is sucking my face, and, as I struggle to get free, I realize that my hands are tentacles and I can’t push it off. And then I realize, of course, that I am the octopus, and I am sucking my own face…” – Anne Elliot

THE PLIGHT OF WOMEN

” Women love beyond all sensible limits. We cannot help ourselves.” – Anne Elliot

THE END

” There are many kinds of love. For some, the right partnership can be a lucrative endeavor.  For others, true connection is reward enough. It’s okay to find love on your terms, however unorthodox. Don’t let anyone tell you how to live…. or who to love.” – Anne Elliot

CONCLUSION to PERSUASION MOVIE QUOTES 2022

The writers of Persuasion, including Jane Austen herself, have created a fulfilling adaptation with lines that are funny and witty, touching and relatable, heartbreaking, and so much more. 

As far as script writing for an adaption goes, this one is near perfect. 

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