"Very likely", said Emma, "nothing more likely. I know no man more likely than Mr. Knightley to do the sort of thing - to do anything really good-natured, useful, considerate, or benevolent. He is not a gallant man, but he is a very humane one; and this, considering Jane Fairfax's ill health, would appear a case of humanity to him; and for an act of unostentatious kindness there is nobody whom I would fix on more than on Mr. Knightley. I know he had horses today, for we arrived together; and I laughed at him about it, but he said not a word that could betray."
- Emma sobre Mr. Knightley em Emma de Jane Austen
Mr. Knightley é um dos meus personagens masculinos preferidos de Jane Austen. Ele não é tão charmoso quanto Mr. Darcy, é rabugento, reservado, mas naturalmente benevolente e prestativo, e em muitos aspectos, muito mais real.
Mr. Knightley is one of my favorite Jane Austen characters. He is not so charming as Mr. Darcy, he is grumpy, reserved, but naturally benevolent and helpful, an in a lot of aspects, much more real.

