The best Quotes by Jane Austen

The best Quotes by Jane Austen

Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist. The anonymously published Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1816), were a modest success but brought her little fame in her lifetime.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.
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If I could but know his heart, everything would become easy.
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To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.
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There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.
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There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.
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Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.
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To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.
My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
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Quotes about Jane Austen

"Sometimes," he said, "when I'm in a social pickle, I like to ask myself, WWJAD?" I raised an eyebrow, and he explained. "What Would Jane Austen Do?"
Anna May: "You'll need a Jane Austen."
Madeleine: "A Charlotte Brontë."
Florence: "And a Virginia Woolf."
Madeleine: "Oh, and an Agatha Christie. For reading."

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I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.
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It's not the bad memories that tear a person apart. It's the good ones.
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The trick to being abandoned was to never let yourself long for anyone who left.
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Scarlet: "You are an increidbly impressive young woman. There's no single person on earth I'd rather kill people with."
Sam: "Thanks, mom."
Yankee: "Nathan's worried about you. Doesn't want you to do anything stupid. So why don't you hand over the suitcase, and nobody gets hurt."
Sam: "Counter-offer: Go back to Nathan, tell him you tried, but I roughed you up. Oh, you can beat each other up for added realism!"
Sam: "You're bleeding."
Scarlet: "Just another day at the office."
One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late.
Very few of us are what we seem.
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Language is wine upon the lips.
One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.
Sometimes, strangers can become more like family than blood ever could.
A true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart.
Zeus in Hercules
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My ambition is handicapped by laziness.
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If believing in yourself and going after what you want in life and realising your worth is ruthless and selfish, then I'm definitely ruthless and selfish.
Wealth is a nightmare. With each coveted thing we buy, we lose a thing we dream about.
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After all, you still need time to just sit there and take a look around.
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It's real, Six. You can't get mad at a real ending. Some of them are ugly. It's the fake happily ever afters that should piss you off.
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What other people think of you is none of your business.
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If you see German soldiers, don't panic. They are here to help.
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