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[crownmemes]

Jane Austen Sentences

(Sentences from Jane Austen. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"Every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters"

"There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends."

"Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way."

"Laugh as much as you choose, but you will not laugh me out of my opinion."

"It is very difficult for the prosperous to be humble."

"It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do."

"I have loved none but you."

"There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others."

"I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal."

"There are as many forms of love as there are moments in time."

"I wish, as well as everybody else, to be perfectly happy; but, like everybody else, it must be in my own way"

"I have no notion of loving people by halves; it is not my nature."

"If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more."

"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of."

"I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control."

"Business, you know, may bring you money, but friendship hardly ever does."

"How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!"

"Marriage is indeed a manoeuvring business."

"Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable."

"When pain is over, the remembrance of it often becomes a pleasure."

"Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings."

"I have not the pleasure of understanding you."

"I always deserve the best treatment because I never put up with any other."

"I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve."

"The distance is nothing when one has a motive."

"The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it."

"Nobody minds having what is too good for them."

"Without music, life would be a blank to me."

"It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage."

"My feelings will not be repressed."

"Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance."

"My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation"

"Angry people are not always wise."

"There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well."

"Those who do not complain are never pitied."

"One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other."

"You hear nothing but truth from me."

"The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love."

"One cannot have too large a party."

"There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart."

[didanagy]

EMMA (2020)

dir. autumn de wilde

[ivynightshade]

fatima aamer bilal, excerpt from moony moonless sky’s ‘i am an observer, but not by choice.’

[text id: my fist has always been clenched around the handle of an invisible suitcase. / i am always ready to leave. / there is not a single room in this world where i belong.]

[mssarahmorgan]

in the age of remote work we should all be visiting friends like they did in jane austen times. is it raining? stay overnight, you'll catch a chill. coming for a visit? why not stay for a couple months, until the roads...get better?

[wedarkacademia]

[bethanydelleman]

Someone on Reddit keeps getting recommended the Jane Austen subreddit despite knowing nothing about Jane Austen, so they posted an Ask Me Anything. Best response so far:

Sorry JA, no longer a truth universally acknowledged.

[soupexpertt]

I really like this russian edition of classic books. Letting famous artists do the covers in YA style was such a simple but clever decision. According to the recent study the number of teenage readers increased, possibly thanks to these covers. I own traditional classics with blank covers but if I ever see one of these in the wild, it’ll probably make me go feral.

Here are some of my favs:

Dracula (art by Renibet)

2.Jane Eyre (art by Ulunii)

3. Little women (art by чаки чаки)

4. The Idiot (the hedgehog-omg-) (art by Xinshi)

5. Pride and Prejudice (art by Cactusute)

6. War and Peace (art by Xinshi)

7. Wuthering Heights (art by Renibet)

8. The Great Gatsby (art by NIKEL)

9. Frankenstein (art by Iren Horrors)

10. Crime and Punishment (art by REDwood)

11. Anna Karenina (art by Ulunii)

12. The Cherry Orchard (art by lewisite)

13. The Master and Margarita (art by Renibet)

[letsbelonelytogetherr]

Jane Austen // Nizar Qabbani

[tossawary]

I saw this play a while back called "Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)", which was a comedic retelling of the events of P&P by five female servants. (Who all worked in the Bennet household, I believe? Cannot remember the exact setting at this point.)

It was very much in an "low-budget improv troupe" style (though it was not actually improv), so Mr. Bingley's exaggerated "love at first sight" meeting with Jane happened while he had his hand stuck in a Pringles can. A karaoke machine made multiple appearances. If you were looking for historical accuracy or a perfect examination of the social nuances, this was not at all the play to watch, but it was pretty amusing, and it was interesting to think about P&P from the perspective of servants who may have only heard about certain events through gossip. Or who might just be mocking certain figures because they don't like them very much. At one point at a party, a tipsy Lydia got her hands on one of the soldiers' guns and fired it at the ceiling while people screamed. It was VERY silly.

Because there were only five actresses, they were switching between roles as needed, putting jackets or colorful dresses over their plain white dresses. The female servant who played the dramatic Mrs. Bennet also played the stiff Mr. Darcy. Another of the female servants played both Bingley siblings (Charles and Caroline) and also Charlotte Lucas, I think? Another played Mary, Lydia, and Mr. Collins, and also Mrs. Gardiner, I believe. Another played Jane, Georgiana Darcy, Mr. Wickham, and Lady Catherine, and so on. The female servant who played Elizabeth played her most of the time. The quick changes and mannerism shifts were quite funny.

But my favorite part may have been that Mr. Bennet was played by a chair. It was a comfy chair with its back to the audience and a newspaper propped up so that someone might be sitting there reading it, and at one point one of the servants went over to the chair to light a pipe, so that smoke rose from behind the chair. Characters talked to the chair sometimes, but the chair never talked back.

So, at one point, Mrs. Bennet was yelling and moaning about how the family was ruined. I think that Lydia, whom the embarrassing and overbearing Mrs. Bennet had been actively encouraging to be silly earlier, had run off with Mr. Wickham here. And Mrs. Bennet cried out, "OH, MR. BENNET, DO SOMETHING!!!"

And everyone on stage looked towards the chair with its back turned, which was fairly obviously empty, and which of course couldn't do anything by itself, because it was a chair. Dead silence again.

And then Mrs. Bennet went back to wailing and crying, while her daughters (Jane, Lizzy) patted her awkwardly on the back. And then I think the another actress came in as a servant to announce someone's arrival or something, moving the comedic retelling along. And that's probably what I remember best out of the entire play: Mr. Bennet could be effectively played by an empty chair with its back turned. It was hilarious.

[cedarshade]

jason reading

[nowrongwords]

[firawren]

Mr. Bennet: Sure, I haven't taken care of my daughters' financial security, but have I at least taken care of their education? No. But have I taken care of their emotional needs? Also no. But have I been a good protector and supervisor? I'm afraid not. However, have I been a good example for my children of being a kind and respectful spouse, parent, and all around human being? No again. But through it all, have I nailed being funny? Yes. And isn't that the most important role of a father after all?

[achillieus]

what a shame doctors don’t prescribe vacation to secluded seaside towns like they used to

[hikarry]

You know Aziraphale read this and took the deepest breath

[dostovs]