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
Mr. Wickham is blessed with such happy manners as may ensure his MAKING friends--whether he may be equally capable of RETAINING them, is less certain.
One may be continually abusive without saying any thing just; but one cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty
Everybody likes to go their own way--to choose their own time and manner of devotion.
that you seemed almost as fearful of notice and praise as other women were of neglect. (Edmund to Fanny)
Nobody minds having what is too good for them.
Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.
Nothing ever fatigues me, but doing what I do not like.
I am only resolved to act in that manner, which will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or to any person so wholly unconnected with me.
I was quiet but I was not blind.
The enthusiasm of a woman's love is even beyond the biographer's.
There are as many forms of love as there are moments in time.
Run mad as often as you choose, but do not faint!
It is not every man's fate to marry the woman who loves him best
You must really begin to harden yourself to the idea of being worth looking at.