Jane Austen ( 10 of 34 )
One has no great hopes from Birmingham. I always say there is something direful in the sound.
One has no great hopes from Birmingham. I always say there is something direful in the sound.
For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?
For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?
Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.
Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want read more
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife
Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.
Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.
A person who can write a long letter with ease, cannot write ill.
A person who can write a long letter with ease, cannot write ill.
Oh! do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be read more
Oh! do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be dictated to by a watch.
If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.
If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.
There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person.
There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person.
I think I may boast myself to be, with all possible vanity, the most unlearned and uninformed female who ever read more
I think I may boast myself to be, with all possible vanity, the most unlearned and uninformed female who ever dared to be an authoress.
