I am excessively fond of a cottage; there is always so much comfort, so much elegance about them. And I protest, if I had any money to spare, I should buy a little land and build one myself, within a short distance of London, where I might drive myself down at any time, and collect a few friends about me and be happy. I advise everybody who is going to build, to build a cottage.
Jane AustenA single woman, of good fortune, is always respectable, and may be as sensible and pleasant as any body else.
Jane AustenWhere the heart is really attached, I know very well how little one can be pleased with the attention of any body else.
Jane Austen