1,664 Quotes by Jane Austen

How little the general report of any one ought to be credited, since no character, however upright, can escape the malevolence of slander.

A girl likes to be crossed a little in love now and then.It is something to think of

For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?

Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.

She longed to know what at that moment was passing in his mind; in what manner he thought of her, and whether, in defiance of every thing, she was still dear to him.

You have bewitched me body and soul.

She longed to know what at that moment was passing in his mind; in what manner he thought of her, and whether, in defiance of everything, she was still dear to him.

But perhaps the abuse of such people as yourself andMarianne will make amends for the regard of Lady Middle-ton and her mother. If their praise is censure, your censuremay be praise, for they are not more undiscerning, than youare prejudiced and unjust.

I shall be very well off, with all the children of a sister I love so much, to care about. There will be enough of them, in all probability to supply every sort of sensation that declining life can need - Emma Woodhouse