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
I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.
I go too long without picking up a good book, I feel like I've done nothing useful with my life.
When money is once parted with, it can never return.
A sick child is always the mother's property; her own feelings generally make it so.
There are few people whom I really love and still fewer of whom I think well.
Women are the only correspondents to be depended on.
Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.
No man is offended by another man's admiration of the woman he loves; it is the woman only who can make it a torment.
It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?
There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.
One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty.
There is something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is sorry to see them give way to the reception of more general opinions.
Everybody has their taste in noises as well as in other matters.
An annuity is a very serious business.