Quote by Jane Austen

“I meant to be uncommonly clever in taking so decided a dislike to him, without any reason. It is such a spur to one’s…

— Jane Austen

“I despised him as one fit only for amusement, a man with whom I associated for that sole purpose.”

— Osamu Dazai

“He assumed a manner that could be called circular irony. Everything he said, he said in quotes, with an artificial, exaggerated emphasis, and with…

— Stanisław Lem

“The really witty man does not shower forth his wit so indiscriminately;”

— Cecil B. Hartley

“One cannot at least withhold a reluctant admiration for the wit that had conceived so bold a scheme, and the fell genius with which…

— J.M. Barrie

“I do not dislike him. I consider him, on the contrary, as a very respectable man, who has everybody's good word and nobody's notice…”

— Jane Austen

“I dearly love a laugh... I hope I never ridicule what is wise or good. Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies do divert me,…

— Jane Austen

“The clever people likes foolish because they knows how to take advantage of their foolishness.”

— Sammy Toora

“When I say a clever thing to people they look startled and uncomfortable. I should just like to be quiet for years and years…

— L.M. Montgomery

“You knew what his opinion of you was, while he -- Well, 'twas ever thus. We know, always have. They don't. Not quite. It…

— Nella Larsen

“You have this maddening little smile sometimes, like you've just thought of something incredibly witty but are afraid to say it in case no…

— Robyn Schneider

“Like many humorless and indignant people, he is hard on everybody but himself, and does not perceive it when he fails his own ideal.”

— Molière