336 Quotes About Jane-austen

Austen is able to kick scholars out of their armchairs and into action.

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

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.

To you I shall say, as I have often said before, 'Do not be in a hurry, the right man will come at last '. — Jane Austen

All have been anxious for the attentions of someone whom they wished to please.

But Mr. Elton had only drunk wine enough to elevate his spirits, not at all to confuse his intellects.

It’s your fault because you got me into Morag Fraser. I’d never even heard of the Hebridean Harpies series till you dragged me along to her event. And now I am totally hooked. I was reading Vampires on Vatersay till one in the morning. I just had to finish it. And then I started Banshees of Berneray at breakfast and I could hardly drag myself away from it to come and meet you.

Two hundred years ago, the mothers of the books we take for granted were lumped together in the same lowly category as factory workers, governesses, and prostitutes. A respectable woman didn't write, she took care of her household: if she were rich, she oversaw a staff of servants and entertained for a living; if she were poor, she carried out endless labors punctuated by births and deaths. Jane Austen had to publish her books anonymously at a time when women were lucky to be taught to read.

Piensa solo en el pasado cuando su recuerdo sea placentero.