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Humor Quotes by Jane Austen
- The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
- I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.
- I am not at all in a humor for writing; I must write on till I am.
- She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me, and I am in no humor at present to give consequence to young ladies who…
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- The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. — Jane Austen