Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced and the inconvenience is often considerable. – Jane Austen
My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation that is what I call good company. – Jane Austen
What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance. – 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