The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. – Jane Austen
Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure. – Jane Austen

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. – Jane Austen
Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure. – Jane Austen
What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance. – Jane Austen
A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can. – Jane Austen