Jane Austen Book Quotes

The english novelist sculpted characters who were non conformists to the norms of the society much like her.

Jane austen book quotes. These are very likely the best known words that austen ever penned. Jane austen is the author of famous books like pride and prejudice emma and sense and sensibility. English novelist 1775 1817.

The person be it gentleman or lady who has not pleasure in a good novel must be intolerably stupid. Here are 17 jane austen quotes to make you ponder the joys of life. There is nothing i would not do for those who are really my friends.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. From jane austen s letters i do not want people to be agreeable as it saves me the trouble of liking them from a letter to her sister cassandra 1798 an artist cannot do anything slovenly from a letter to her sister cassandra 1798.

Quotes tagged as jane austen showing 1 30 of 391 there are few people whom i really love and still fewer of whom i think well. No list of jane austen quotes would be complete without the famous opening lines of pride and prejudice. Selfishness must always be forgiven you know because there is no hope of a cure.

And every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of merit or sense. The more i see of the world the more am i dissatisfied with it. Enjoy these jane austen quotes about life love society money marriage and more.

When other women of her age would get married and settle down austen decided to pursue her passion. I have no notion of loving people by halves it is not my nature. It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage.