Quote by Jane Austen

“Elizabeth found that nothing was beneath this great lady's attention, which could furnish her with an occasion of dictating to others.”

— Jane Austen

“They seemed so right together-both of them sophisticated, dark-haired, and striking; no doubt they had much in common, she thought a little dismally as…

— Judith McNaught

“And is this all?" cried Elizabeth. "I expected at least that the pigs were got into the garden, and here is nothing but Lady…

— Jane Austen

“Lady Constance swept into the room as giddy and foolish as ever. To look at her, you would think that nothing unpleasant had ever…

— Maryrose Wood

“She was truly one of the most ancient and wildest of creatures.”

— Thea Harrison

“And how do you propose we sort this out?" His voice was wonderfully hoarse. She smiled, a devilish glint in her eyes. "Oh, I'm…

— Monica McCarty

“Madame Bovary, c'est moi. Emma Bovary. She was the first. The first to thrash around in the space between a packaged wonder and reality,…

— Antonia Quirke

“Catherine, who was extremely modest, had no desire to shine, and on most social occasions, as they are called, you would have found her…

— Henry James

“Being held, she thought, a little dazed. She was being held by a man, by Beckett, and in a way that didn't feel friendly…

— Nora Roberts

“It may be easily believed that however little of novelty could be added to their fears hopes and conjectures on this interesting subject by…

— Jane Austen

“She closed her eyes. "What are you going to do with me now?" "What do you suggest I do? What would you do with…

— Marsha Canham

“By the time she had finished, her hand was in Elizabeth's firm clasp again. Her touch was strangely comforting—a woman's touch signifying a woman's…

— Mary Balogh