But...I think I'm going to have to cheat a little on this one. Firstly, because I haven't decided on my all time favourite book, so I can't pick a quote from it, yet. I also put in my favourite quote from Persuasion when choosing my favourite classic book.
So, here's a few of my favourite quotes from some of my favourite authors and I hope you will be kind enough to allow me to fudge the challenge today.
The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
Jane Austen
A large income is the best recipe for hapiness I ever heard of.
Jane Austen
It is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments.
Elizabeth Peters
Jane Austen
“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.”
“You are
mistaken,” said he gently, “that is not good company, that is the best.”
Jane
Austen
He never went out without a book under
his arm, and he often came back with two.
Victor Hugo
It looked like the sort of book
described in library catalogues as "slightly foxed", although it
would be more honest to admit that it looked as though it had been badgered,
wolved and possibly beared as well. -- Ah, but has it been hedgehogged?
Terry Prachett
"It would seem that you have no useful skill or talent whatsoever," he said. "Have you thought of going into teaching?"
Death's face was a mask of terror. Well it was always a mask of terror, but this time he meant it to be.
Terry Pratchett
It is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments.
Elizabeth Peters
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