“I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.”
Jane Austen, letter to Cassandra Austen, Dec. 24, 1798
Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
“I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.”
Jane Austen, letter to Cassandra Austen, Dec. 24, 1798
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