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title: "3 Austen Quotes By Katherine Reay"
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> [“My new favorite title is How Jane Austen Ruined My Life . I don't have the courage to read it, though. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-reay/my-new-favorite-title-is-how-jane-austen-ruined-my-life-i-don-t-have/)

[Katherine Reay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-reay/)

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> [“Austen really had a thing against Marys.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-reay/austen-really-had-a-thing-against-marys/)

[Katherine Reay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-reay/)

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> [“There was nothing “bright and sparkling” about this one. It was subdued, almost melancholy. Heroine Anne Elliot, perhaps my favorite of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-reay/there-was-nothing-bright-and-sparkling-about-this-one-it-was-subdued/)

[Katherine Reay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-reay/)

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## Other authors on Austen

## More by Katherine Reay

> [“Time was never neutral and often felt dangerous. We either think we have all the time in the world or time moves too fast…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-reay/time-was-never-neutral-and-often-felt-dangerous-we-either-think-we/)

[Katherine Reay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-reay/)

> [“People forget your face after a book tour or an infrequent appearance on Letterman, but put your face on your books and you're handing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-reay/people-forget-your-face-after-a-book-tour-or-an-infrequent-appearance/)

[Katherine Reay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-reay/)

> [“My mom used to have her own hymnal. It was as marked up as her Bible. She sang in the church choir for years.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-reay/my-mom-used-to-have-her-own-hymnal-it-was-as-marked-up-as-her-bible/)

[Katherine Reay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-reay/)

> [“Music is math, and one you understand that…How can anyone not be in awe? It’s the audible expression behind the laws of the universe.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-reay/music-is-math-and-one-you-understand-that-how-can-anyone-not-be-in/)

[Katherine Reay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-reay/)

> [“Do you ever feel like there are plans for you? Not ones you make, but plans for good that will come about if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-reay/do-you-ever-feel-like-there-are-plans-for-you-not-ones-you-make-but/)

[Katherine Reay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-reay/)

> [“Maybe that's what love is—sacrificing yourself to save another, taking the insult or taking the hit.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-reay/maybe-that-s-what-love-is-sacrificing-yourself-to-save-another-taking/)

[Katherine Reay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-reay/)

> [“Love spills out of these people. That's what I want. Settling for anything less is a lie.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-reay/love-spills-out-of-these-people-that-s-what-i-want-settling-for/)

[Katherine Reay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-reay/)

> [“I grabbed my Kindle from the table and tapped to Persuasion—”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-reay/i-grabbed-my-kindle-from-the-table-and-tapped-to-persuasion/)

[Katherine Reay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-reay/)

> [“And it’s yellow. The way pale yellow should look, like sunshine and butter, mixed with hope and cream.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-reay/and-it-s-yellow-the-way-pale-yellow-should-look-like-sunshine-and/)

[Katherine Reay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-reay/)

> [“My new favorite title is How Jane Austen Ruined My Life . I don't have the courage to read it, though. I'm afraid to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-reay/my-new-favorite-title-is-how-jane-austen-ruined-my-life-i-don-t-have/)

[Katherine Reay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-reay/)

> [“Austen really had a thing against Marys.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-reay/austen-really-had-a-thing-against-marys/)

[Katherine Reay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-reay/)

> [“He said that how people treat you is only 10 percent about you and 90 percent about them, so you need to be careful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-reay/he-said-that-how-people-treat-you-is-only-10-percent-about-you-and-90/)

[Katherine Reay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-reay/)

> [“There was nothing “bright and sparkling” about this one. It was subdued, almost melancholy. Heroine Anne Elliot, perhaps my favorite of the Austen women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-reay/there-was-nothing-bright-and-sparkling-about-this-one-it-was-subdued/)

[Katherine Reay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-reay/)

> [“I’ve heard all sorts of things about a kiss (melting, fireworks, music), but no one ever told me it’s a conversation: asking, accepting, deciding,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-reay/i-ve-heard-all-sorts-of-things-about-a-kiss-melting-fireworks-music/)

[Katherine Reay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-reay/)

> [“Whenever I doubted the saying that hate wasn’t the opposite of love, I thought of Isabel’s father and remembered—indifference was.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-reay/whenever-i-doubted-the-saying-that-hate-wasn-t-the-opposite-of-love-i/)

[Katherine Reay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-reay/)

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