My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.
Jane AustenMr. Bennet, how can you abuse your own children in such a way? You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion for my poor nerves." "You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these last twenty years at least.
Jane AustenIt is the misfortune of poetry, to be seldom safely enjoyed by those who enjoy it completely.
Jane Austen