Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Jane Austen's use of biting irony, along with her realism and social commentary have earned her great and historical importance to critics and scholars.
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There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.
A lady's imagination is very rapid, it jumps from admiration to love from love to matrimony in a moment
Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another.
My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.
Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without further expense to anybody.
I wish, as well as everybody else, to be perfectly happy; but, like everybody else, it must be in my own way.
We have all a better guide in ourselves if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.