Jane Austen

"I never wish to offend, but I am so foolishly shy, that I often seem negligent, when I am only kept back by my natural awkwardness."

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Source: Sense and Sensibility. Book by Jane Austen. Chapter 17, 1811.

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Jane Austen

Jane Austen

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Jane Austen was an English novelist known for her keen social commentary and exploration of love, particularly in her influential works like 'Pride and Prejudice.'

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