Jane Austen
Jane Austen
Jane Austenwas an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels which interpret, critique and comment upon the life of the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Her most highly praised novel during her lifetime was Pride and Prejudice, her second published novel. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favorable social standing and economic security...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth16 December 1775
CitySteventon, England
He had an affectionate heart. He must love somebody.
…one half of her should not be always so much wiser than the other half…
Well, my comfort is, I am sure Jane will die of a broken heart, and then he will be sorry for what he has done.
How hard it is in some cases to be believed!' 'And how impossible in others!
I am happier than Jane; she only smiles, I laugh. Mr. Darcy sends you all the love in the world, that he can spare from me.
There certainly was some great mismanagement in the education of those two young men. One has got all the goodness, and the other all the appearance of it.
Money can only give happiness where there is nothing else to give it.
There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person.
Five is the very awkwardest of all posible numbers to sit down to table.
Unjust I may have been, weak and resentful I have been, but never inconstant.
I had a very pleasant evening, however, though you will probably find out that there was no particular reason for it; but I do not think it worthwhile to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.
He is also handsome," replied Elizabeth, "which a young man ought likewise to be, if he possibly can. His character is thereby complete.
A single woman, of good fortune, is always respectable, and may be as sensible and pleasant as any body else.
Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her.