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Quotes by Jane Austen

English novelist, 1775–1817

Jane Austen portrayed the English gentry of her time with irony and precision in six novels, among them Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma and Persuasion.

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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 1, opening sentence, 1813 Verified quote
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You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope.

Jane Austen, Persuasion, Chapter XXIII (Captain Wentworth’s letter), 1817 Verified quote
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Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience—or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.

Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, Chapter 19 (Mrs Dashwood to Edward Ferrars), 1811 Verified quote
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There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

Jane Austen, Emma, Volume II, chapter XIII, 1815 Verified quote
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