"We have been exactly a quarter of an hour here," said Edmund, taking out his watch. "Do you think we are walking four miles an hour?" "Oh! do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be dictated to by a watch." (source: Mansfield Park,1814) -- Selected quotes from Jane Austen now at your fingertips - A great way to explore the literary ideas and philosophy of Jane Austen - Perfect for casual reading, taking ideas, and finding inspiration - Makes a great gift choice for friends and family - EDITORIAL UPDATE: Now includes a brief biography of Jane Austen -- "Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us." - Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice, 1813) -- "But now you love a hyacinth. So much the better. You have gained a new source of enjoyment, and it is well to have as many holds upon happiness as possible... And though the love of a hyacinth may be rather domestic, who can tell, the sentiment once raised, but you may in time come to love a rose?" - Jane Austen (Northanger Abbey, 1817)