“ There could have been no two hearts so open, no tastes so similar, no feelings so in unison Jane Austen
“ I am the happiest creature in the world. Perhaps other people have said so before, but not one with such justice. I am happier even than Jane; she only smiles, I laugh. Jane Austen
“ There is a monsterous deal of stupid quizzing, & common-place nonsense talked, but scarcely any wit. Jane Austen
“ The politeness which she had been brought up to practice as a duty made it impossible for her to escape; while the want of that higher species of self-command, that just consideration of others, that… Jane Austen
“ The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in reading a good novel, must be incredibly stupid Jane Austen
“ A woman, especially if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can. Jane Austen
“ It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage. Jane Austen
“ From the very beginning— from the first moment, I may almost say— of my acquaintance with you, your manners, impressing me with the fullest belief of your arrogance, your conceit, and your selfish dis… Jane Austen
“ For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn? Jane Austen
“ Everybody's heart is open you know when they have recently escaped from severe pain or are recovering the blessing of health. Jane Austen
“ Good-humoured, unaffected girls, will not do for a man who has been used to sensible women. They are two distinct orders of being. Jane Austen
