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Author: Jane Austen
Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.
Jane Austen
(1775 – 1817) English novelist
Characteristics
People
Silliness
I want nothing but death.
Jane Austen
(1775 – 1817) English novelist
Last words
In response to her sister who had asked her if she wanted something
You have delighted us long enough.
Jane Austen
(1775 – 1817) English novelist
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From politics, it was an easy step to silence.
Jane Austen
(1775 – 1817) English novelist
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From “Northanger Abbey”
It is a truth universally acknowledge, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
Jane Austen
(1775 – 1817) English novelist
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A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.
Jane Austen
(1775 – 1817) English novelist
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