She was the prettiest, silliest, most affected, husband-hunting butterfly ever.

I have discovered that our great favourite, Miss Austen, is my countrywoman...with whom mamma before her marriage was acquainted. Mamma says that she was then the prettiest, silliest, most affected, husband-hunting butterfly she ever remembers...

Does it not appear to you versatility is the true and rare characteristic of that rare thing called genius-versatility and playfulness? In my mind they are both essential.

Autumn glows upon us like a splendid evening; it is the very sunset of the year.

Nothing so pretty to look at as my garden!

That bad letters of every kind arise from want of the habit of thinking, I cannot doubt.

Well, great authors are great people - but I believe that they are best seen at a distance.