What did Jane Austen mean by: I can safely say, that the happiest part of my life has been spent on board a ship. Jane Austen Author · England Copy
It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Austen, Gender, Marriage, Misunderstanding, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
+ How can I dispose of myself with it? Author, September 20, 2023January 2, 2025, Jane Austen, Existential, Purpose, Self-doubt, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
You must really begin to harden yourself to the idea of being worth looking at. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Austen, Appearance, Confidence, Self-worth, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
If this man had not twelve thousand a year, he would be a very stupid fellow. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Austen, Intelligence, Judgment, Wealth, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
A persuadable temper might sometimes be as much in favour of happiness as a very resolute character. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Austen, Happiness, Temperament, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
Family connexions were always worth preserving, good company always worth seeking. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Austen, Company, Connections, Family, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
Anne hoped she had outlived the age of blushing; but the age of emotion she certainly had not. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Austen, Age, Emotion, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
+ There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort. Author, September 3, 2023January 2, 2025, Jane Austen, Family, Happiness, 0 Jane Austen Author · England
One is either judge or accused. The judge sits, the accused stands. Live on your feet. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
I’m not willing just to be tolerated. That wounds my love of love and of liberty. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Like all art, poems are only hints and guesses that draw our attention to something larger. Luci Shaw