Austen

Famous quotes containing the word austen:

    I write about violence as naturally as Jane Austen wrote about manners. Violence shapes and obsesses our society, and if we do not stop being violent we have no future.
    Edward Bond (b. 1934)

    If the warmth of her Language could affect the Body it might
    be worth reading in this weather.
    —Jane Austen (1775–1817)

    The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.
    —Jane Austen (1775–1817)