Humor Quotes by Jane Austen

I am not at all in a humour for writing; I must write on till I am.

— Jane Austen

“But in such cases as these a good memory is unpardonable.”

— Jane Austen

“I'm very fond of experimental housekeeping.”

— Jane Austen

I am not at all in a humor for writing; I must write on till I am.

— Jane Austen

“Have you any other objection than your belief of my indifference?”

— Jane Austen

“The house seemed to have all the comforts of little Children, dirt and litter.”

— Jane Austen

One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty.

— Jane Austen

“He then departed, to make himself still more interesting, in the midst of an heavy rain.”

— Jane Austen

“Miss Bennet was therefore established as a sweet girl, and their brother felt authorized by such a commendation to think of her…

— Jane Austen

“...to say that he is unlike Fanny is enough. It implies everything amiable. I love him already.”

— Jane Austen

“Ms. Bennett, do you know who I am? I am not accustomed to being spoken to in such a manner.”

— Jane Austen

She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me, and I am in no humor at present to give consequence to…

— Jane Austen

One may be continually abusive without saying any thing just; but one cannot be always laughing at a man without now and…

— Jane Austen

“She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me; I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young…

— Jane Austen

“I should think he must be rather a dressy man for his time of life. Such a number of looking-glasses! Oh Lord!…

— Jane Austen

“I never saw quite so wretched an example of what a sea-faring life can do: but to a degree, I know it…

— Jane Austen

“Mrs. Jennings wrote to tell the wonderful tale, to vent her honest indignation against the jilting girl, and pour forth her compassion…

— Jane Austen

“She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me; I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young…

— Jane Austen

“Aye, a very bad business indeed. A new sort of way this, for a young fellow to be making love, by breaking…

— Jane Austen

“You thought the waiter must not hear, as if he cared! I dare say he often hears worse things said than I…

— Jane Austen

“You are in a melancholy humour, and fancy that any one unlike yourself must be happy. But remember that the pain of…

— Jane Austen

“Sir Edward's great object in life was to be seductive. With such personal advantages as he knew himself to possess, and such…

— Jane Austen

“I have been meditating on the very great pleasure which a pair of fine eyes in the face of a pretty women…

— Jane Austen

“But , Mr. Knightley, are you perfectly sure that she has absolutely and downright accepted him? I could suppose she might in…

— Jane Austen

“However, he wrote some verses on her, and very pretty they were.” “And so ended his affection,” said Elizabeth impatiently. “There has…

— Jane Austen

“First of all, he asked Miss Lucas. I was so vexed to see him stand up with her! But, however, he did…

— Jane Austen

“Her tears fell abundantly—but her grief was so truly artless, that no dignity could have made it more respectable in Emma's eyes—and…

— Jane Austen

“A general silence prevailed--A silence, which was by nothing interrupted but by the loud and repeated snores of one of the Party.…

— Jane Austen

Vanity was the beginning and the end of Sir Walter Elliot's character; vanity of person and of situation. He had been remarkably…

— Jane Austen

“To begin perfect happiness at the respective ages of twenty-six and eighteen, is to do pretty well; and professing myself moreover convinced,…

— Jane Austen

“Sir John's confidence in his own judgment rose with this animated praise, and he set off directly for the cottage to tell…

— Jane Austen

“Now I must give one smirk, and then we may be rational again." Catherine turned away her head, not knowing whether she…

— Jane Austen

“Her partner now drew near, and said, "That gentleman would have put me out of patience, had he stayed with you half…

— Jane Austen

“[H]is first purpose was to explain himself, and before they reached Mr. Allen's grounds he had done it so well that Catherine…

— Jane Austen

“It is amazing to me," said Bingley, "How young ladies can have patience to be so very accomplished as they all are."…

— Jane Austen

“She was in no humour for conversation with anyone but himself; and to him she had hardly courage to speak.”

— Jane Austen

“for everybody must now 'move in a circle', - to the prevalence of which rotatory motion, is perhaps to be attributed the…

— Jane Austen

“Mrs. Musgrove was of a comfortable substantial size, infinitely more fitted by nature to express good cheer and good humor, than tenderness…

— Jane Austen

I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.

— Jane Austen

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

— Jane Austen