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WT Sharpe · 11-22-2015, 07:40 PM

The novels of English novelist Jane Austin (1775-1817) contain several quotable passages, but many of her sharpest witticisms were often reserved for her private correspondence.

I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.
— Letter to Cassandra Austen, 24 Dec. 1798.

At the bottom of Kingsdown Hill we met a gentleman who, on minute examination, turned out to be Dr. Hall — and Dr. Hall in such very deep mourning that either his mother, his wife, or himself must be dead.
— Letter to Cassandra Austen, 17 May 1799.

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WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Notable quotes, excerpts, and profound lines. The novels of English novelist Jane Austin (1775-1817) contain several quotable passages, but many of her sharpest witticisms were often reserved for her private correspondence. I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal. — Letter to Cassandra Austen, 24 Dec. 1798. At the bottom of Kingsdown Hill we met a gentleman who, on minute examination, turned out to be Dr. Hall — and Dr. Hall in such very deep mourning that either his mother, his wife, or himself must be dead. — Letter to Cassandra Austen, 17 May 1799.