Jane Austen Quotes

"I must have my share in the conversation if you are speaking of music. There are few people in England, I suppose, who have more true enjoyment of music than myself, or a better natural taste."

"The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid."

"There is something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is sorry to see them give way to the reception of more general opinions."

"[censored for quiz purposes] is blessed with such happy manners as may ensure his making friends - whether he may be equally capable of retaining them, is less certain."

"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of."

"The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!"

"Young ladies are delicate plants. They should take care of their health and their complexion."

"It was, perhaps, one of those cases in which advice is good or bad only as the event decides."

"I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these last twenty years at least."