Famous quotes containing the words austen and/or family:
“She found his manners very pleasing indeed.The little flaw of
having a Mistress now living with him at Ashdown Park, seems to
be the only unpleasing circumstance about him.”
—Jane Austen (17751817)
“The value of a family is that it cushions and protects while the individual is learning ways of coping. And a supportive social system provides the same kind of cushioning for the family as a whole.”
—Michael W. Yogman, and T. Berry Brazelton (20th century)