She will never submit to any thing requiring industry and patience, and a subjection of the fancy to the understanding.
Jane AustenNothing amuses me more than the easy manner with which everybody settles the abundance of those who have a great deal less than themselves.
Jane AustenIt is this delightful habit of journalizing which largely contributes to form the easy style of writing for which ladies are so generally celebrated. Every body allows that the talent of writing is particularly female. Nature might have done something, but I am sure it must be essentially assisted by the practice of keeping a journal.
Jane Austen