“My idea of good company...is the company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“The loss of virtue in a female is irretrievable - that one false step involves in her endless ruin - that her… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“Lady Jane Gray, who tho' inferior to her lovely Cousin the Queen of Scots, was yet an amiable young woman & famous… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“After having so nobly disentangled themselves from the shackles of Parental Authority, by a Clandestine Marriage, they were determined never to forfeit… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“Dear Eloisa (said I) there’s no occasion for your crying so much about such a trifle. (for I was willing to make… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and everyday confirms my belief of the inconsistencies… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“Pride," observed Mary, who piqued herself upon the solidity of her reflections, "is a very common failing, I believe. By all that… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“Our time was most delightfully spent, in mutual Protestations of Freindship, and in vows of unalterable Love, in which we were secure… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“Every thing he did was right. Every thing he said was clever. If their evenings at the park included cards, he cheated… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“When the evening was over, Anne could not but be amused at the idea of her coming to Lyme, to preach patience… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“Nada más capcioso que las apariencias de humildad. A veces nacen de pereza para sostener una opinión y a veces son un… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“Dear, dear Norland,' said Elinor, 'probably looks much as it always does at this time of year. The woods and walks thickly… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“It is a most repulsive quality, indeed,’ said he. ‘Oftentimes very convenient, no doubt, but never pleasing. There is safety in reserve,… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“No," said he, smiling, "that is no subject of regret at all. I have no pleasure in seeing my friends, unless I… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“And with regard to the resentment of his family, or the indignation of the world, if the former were excited by his… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“She was suddenly roused by the sound of the door-bell, and her spirits were a little fluttered by the idea of its… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“Anne did think on the question with perfect decision, and said as much in replay as her own feelings could accomplish, or… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“As for admiration, it was always very welcome when it came, but she did not depend on it.” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“Tempo ou oportunidade não determinam a intimidade, apenas a disposição.” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“The house seemed to have all the comforts of little Children, dirt and litter.” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“How earnestly did she then wish that her former opinions had been more reasonable, more moderate!” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“it is very well worth-while to be tormented for two or three years of one's life, for the sake of being able to read… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“Everybody is taken in at some period or another. [...] In marriage especially. [...] There is not one in a hundred of either sex,… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
She knew that what Marianne and her mother conjectured one moment, they believed the next: that with them, to wish was to hope, and… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“…for I look upon the Frasers to be about as unhappy as most other married people.” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“It raises my spleen more than any thing, to have the pretence of being asked, of being given a choice, and at the same… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
her spirits wanted the solitude and silence which only numbers could give. — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“...the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
Such squeamish youths as cannot bear to be connected with a little absurdity are not worth a regret. — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“I must tell you what you will not ask, though I may wish it unsaid the next moment” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
