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“What wild imaginations one forms where dear self is concerned! How sure to be mistaken!” Jane Austen

“One man’s style must not be the rule of another’s.” Jane Austen

“An artist cannot do anything slovenly.” Jane Austen

“Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.” Jane Austen, Emma

“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.” Jane Austen

“Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong? “ Jane Austen