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
. . . she had prejudices on the side of ancestry; she had a value for rank and consequence, which blinded her a little to the faults of those who possessed them.
She hardly knew how to suppose that she could be an object of admiration to so great a man.
You may only call me "Mrs. Darcy"... when you are completely, and perfectly, and incandescently happy.
it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life.
It taught me to hope," said he, "as I had scarcely ever allowed myself to hope before." Mr. Darcy - Pride and Prejudice
I am determined that nothing but the deepest love could ever induce me into matrimony. [Elizabeth]
What praise is more valuable than the praise of an intelligent servant?
Oh, Lizzy! do anything rather than marry without affection.
The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it.
My good opinion once lost is lost forever.
It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us.
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.
Next to being married, a girl likes to be crossed in love a little now and then.
One word from you shall silence me forever.