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Jane Austen — Portrait after a picture by Cassandra Austen (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.

The quotations of

Jane Austen

Author, novelist, writer

1775–1817

77 quotes, most often on Love, Comedy and Marriage.

What could I do! Facts are such horrid things!
“Lady Susan”, Letter XXXII (1871)
- Comedy
- Facts
Next to being married, a girl likes to be crossed in love a little now and then. It is something to think of, and gives her a sort of distinction among her companions.
Pride and Prejudice (1813), Volume II, Chapter IIn context
- Comedy
- Love
For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?
Pride and Prejudice (1813), Volume III, Chapter XVIn context
- Comedy
- Laughter
People always live for ever when there is an annuity to be paid them
Sense and Sensibility (1811), Chapter IIIn context
- Comedy
- Money
From politics, it was an easy step to silence.
Northanger Abbey (1817), Chapter 14In context
- Comedy
- Politics
The truth is, that in London it is always a sickly season. Nobody is healthy in London, nobody can be.
Emma (1815), Volume I, Chapter XIIIn context
- Comedy
- Health
It was a delightful visit;⁠—perfect, in being much too short.
Emma (1815), Volume I, Chapter XIIIIn context
- Comedy
Surprizes are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.
Emma (1815), Volume II, Chapter VIIIIn context
- Comedy
“Oh! do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be dictated to by a watch.”
Mansfield Park (1814), Chapter IXIn context
- Comedy
- Time
I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible.
Northanger Abbey (1817), Chapter 16In context
- Comedy
- Talking

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