“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.””
Quotes by Jane Austen
“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.””
“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.””
“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.””
“In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.””
“I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.””
Jane AustenJane Austen was an English novelist whose keen observations and incisive social commentary on the landed gentry of the late 18th century have made her a pivotal figure in English literature. Born into...