Happiness Quote by Jane Austen

“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book! – Jane Austen,…

— Julie Klassen

“Jane austen says: a heroine has pride despite her imperfections.”

— Patrice Hannon

“Pride and Prejudice opens with one of the most famous sentences ever written: "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in…

— Catherine Reef

“She’d read all of Jane Austen that year—Austen was good, but when you told people you liked Pride and Prejudice, they expected you to…

— Emma Straub

“The celestial brightness of Pride and Prejudice is unequalled even in Jane Austen's other work; after a life of much disappointment and grief, in…

— Elizabeth Jenkins

Pride and Prejudice' - perhaps more than any other Jane Austen book - is engrained in our literary consciousness.

— Seth Grahame-Smith

“A lot of aspiring writers quote the right people, but they do so like Mary Bennett in Pride and Prejudice. They quote Austen like…

— Douglas Wilson

“Do not despair, little Alice. Only persist, and thou shalt see, Jane Austen's all in all to thee.”

— Fay Weldon

“What is your favorite book?” One of Jane’s dark eyebrows lifted. “Rather like choosing a favorite shade of blue, my lady. Each is beautiful…

— Elisa Braden

“The Very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrevocably gone.” ― Jane Austen, Love and Friendship”

— Jane Austen

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid." ~ Jane Austen”

— Lisa Lim

“Did Jane Austen ruin lives by giving people false expectations about love? Were her heroes just too good to be true? Could a real…

— Victoria Connelly