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“ ”Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs in so much higher a degree; the pen has been in their hands. I will not allow books to prove anything.
About Jane Austen
Jane Austen (December 16 1775 – July 18 1817) was an English novelist who recorded the domestic manners of the landed gentry. She is known for her classically understated style and sly, ironic humour.
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Additional quotes by Jane Austen
But people themselves alter so much, that there is something new to be observed in them for ever.
Adieu to disappointment and spleen. What are men to rocks and mountains?
Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.