Jane Austen (1775 - 1817) was a Novelist .
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- "I don't want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal."
- Letter to her sister Cassandra (December 24, 1798)
- "One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other."
- Here I am once more in this scene of dissipation and vice, and I begin already to find my morals corrupted.
- letter of August 1796, On arriving in London
- Next week I shall begin my operations on my hat, on which you know my principal hopes of happiness depend.
- letter of October 27 1798
- You deserve a longer letter than this; but it is my unhappy fate seldom to treat people so well as they deserve.
- Letter to her sister Cassandra (December 24, 1798)
- I had a very pleasant evening, however, though you will probably find out that there was no particular reason for it; but I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.
- letter of January 21, 1799
- We have been exceedingly busy ever since you went away. In the first place we have had to rejoice two or three times everyday at your having such very delightful weather for the whole of your journey...
- letter of October 25 1800, On the weather
- You will have a great deal of unreserved discourse with Mrs. K., I dare say, upon this subject, as well as upon many other of our family matters. Abuse everybody but me.
- letter of January 7, 1807
- How horrible it is to have so many people killed! And what a blessing that one cares for none of them!
- letter of May 31, 1811, On the Peninsular War
- I will not say that your mulberry-trees are dead, but I am afraid they are not alive.
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