Famous quotes containing the words austen and/or family:
“I do not write for such dull elves
As have not a great deal of ingenuity themselves.”
—Jane Austen (1775–1817)
“Family lore can be a bore, but only when you are hearing it, never when you are relating it to the ones who will be carrying it on for you. A family without a storyteller or two has no way to make sense out of their past and no way to get a sense of themselves.”
—Frank Pittman (20th century)