Quotes About Austen

The stupidity with which he was favoured by nature must guard his courtship from any charm that could make a woman wish for its continuance.

Mrs. Norris hitched a breath and went on again.

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion and somethings an indirect boast.

it is a tragedy and therefore not worth reading...

he was gone off to London, merely to have his hair cut...there was an air of foppery and nonsense in it which she could not approve

I perfectly agree with you, sir,' was then his remark. 'You did behave very shamefully. You never wrote a truer line.

by a young woman of inferior birth, of no importance in the world, and wholly unallied to the family!

Are you consulting your own feelings in the present case, or do you imagine that you are gratifying mine?

but they must long feel that to flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a state of half enjoyment.

Engaged to Mr. Collins! My dear Charlotte—impossible!

She is not well, she has had a nervous complaint on her for several weeks.' 'I am sorry for that. At her time of life, anything of an illness destroys the bloom for ever!

Darcy had never been so bewitched by any woman as he was by her [Elizabeth].

they are all silly and ignorant like other girls; but Lizzy has something more of quickness than her sisters.

His character was decided. He was the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world, and everybody hoped that he would never come there again.

Insufferable woman!" was her immediate exclamation. "Worse than I had supposed. Absolutely insufferable! Knightley!—I could not have believed it. Knightley!—never seen him in her life before, and call him Knightley!—and discover that he is a gentleman!

and, if Mr. Thorpe would only have stopped, I would have jumped out and run after you. Is there a Henry in the world who could be insensible to such a declaration?

I will not torment you with vain wishes, which may seem purposely to ask for your thanks.

In books too, as well as in music, she courted the misery which a contrast between the past and present was certain of giving.

Jane had written the direction remarkably ill.

All badinage apart, I don't think you or I very likely to lose our gaiety or our peace of mind for any male creature breathing.

but his friend Mr Darcy soon drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features

Half the sum of attraction, on either side, might have been enough, for he had nothing to do, and she had hardly anybody to love;

that this adventure has rather affected your admiration of her fine eyes.

poor families in this neighbourhood. She has a large acquaintance, of course professionally