I cannot comprehend the neglect of a family library in such days as these." - Mr. Darcy
Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, PersuasionWriting novels is not an illness that need be recovered from. It is my work; it is what I do.
The Persuasion of Miss Jane AustenThe milk of human kindness was kept often in the larder, and the tea served with lemon.
The Life of Jane Austen