They are much to be pitied who have not been given a taste for nature early in life. – Jane Austen
To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has been looking plain for the first fifteen years of her life than a beauty from her cradle can ever receive. – Jane Austen
Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of. – Jane Austen
The post office has a great charm at one point of our lives. When you have lived to my age, you will begin to think letters are never worth going through the rain for. – Jane Austen