There seems almost a general wish of descrying the capacity and undervaluing the labour of the novelist, and of slighting the performances which have only genius, wit, and taste to recommend them.
Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another. - Jane Austen
Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another.
- Jane Austen
I am excessively diverted. - Jane Austen
I am excessively diverted.
How can I dispose of myself with it? - Jane Austen
How can I dispose of myself with it?
Marriage is indeed a maneuvering business. - Jane Austen
Marriage is indeed a maneuvering business.
Time did not compose her. - Jane Austen
Time did not compose her.
It is very unfair to judge any body's conduct, without an intimate knowledge of their situation. - Jane Austen
It is very unfair to judge any body's conduct, without an intimate knowledge of their situation.
It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;—it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainte… - Jane Austen
It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;—it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainte…
Dearest, loveliest Elizabeth! What do I not owe you! You taught me a lesson, hard indeed at first, but most advantageous. By you, I was properly humb… - Jane Austen
Dearest, loveliest Elizabeth! What do I not owe you! You taught me a lesson, hard indeed at first, but most advantageous. By you, I was properly humb…
Women are the only correspondents to be depended on. - Jane Austen
Women are the only correspondents to be depended on.
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