"that you seemed almost as fearful of notice……" — Jane Austen

that you seemed almost as fearful of notice and praise as other… - Jane Austen

"that you seemed almost as fearful of notice and praise as other women were of neglect. (Edmund to Fanny)"

— Jane Austen

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691 Quotes by Jane Austen

Jane Austen has 691 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.
There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.
Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.
Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being…
The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that…
There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.
There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.
Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect…
A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.
A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.
A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can.

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Edmund Wilson was our greatest American literary critic because he was more than a literary critic: He was a fearless,… — Edward Abbey
A strong nation is one that is loved by its people and, as Edmund Burke put it, for a country… — Ronald Reagan
I recall this passage as the hour of its first fully coming over me that she was a beautiful liberal… — Henry James
People are overwhelmed looking up at the Mount Everest of environmental challenges that we face. But you put one foot… — Ed Begley, Jr.
To the glistening eastern sea, I give you Queen Lucy the Valiant. To the great western woods, King Edmund the… — C.S. Lewis
That's the worst of girls," said Edmund to Peter and the Dwarf. "They never can carry a map in their… — C.S. Lewis
It isn't Narnia, you know," sobbed Lucy. "It's you. We shan't meet you there. And how can we live, never… — C.S. Lewis
...but my friends call me Edmund Dantes. — Alexandre Dumas
Edmund, who was becoming a nastier person every minute, thought that he had scored a great success, and went on… — C.S. Lewis
Golly,' said Edmund under his breath, 'He's a retired star. — C.S. Lewis
When I'm older I'll understand" said Lucy, " I am older and I don't think I want to understand", replied… — C.S. Lewis
Girls aren't very good at keeping maps in their brains", said Edmund, "That's because we've got something in them", replied… — C.S. Lewis

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