I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle. – Jane Austen
Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparations. – Jane Austen

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle. – Jane Austen
Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparations. – 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 acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others. – Jane Austen