"What dreadful hot weather we have! It..." - Quote by Jane Austen

“There is hardly any personal defect... which an agreeable manner might not gradually reconcile one to.”

“On every formal visit a child ought to be of the party, by way of provisions for discourse.”

“Elinor could sit still no longer. She almost ran out of the room, and as soon as the door was closed, burst into tears of joy, which at first she thought would never cease.”

“I don't know. How hot is it supposed to be?”

“Invariably our best nights were those when it rained.”

“Keep at least one window pane clean to check the weather. Once when I didn't do this I sent the kids off with umbrellas for six weeks straight.”

“When in doubt take a bath”

“Try till you succeed...if you don't succeed once, then destroy all evidence of the fact that you tried!”

“Congress is going to start tinkering with the Ten Commandments just as soon as they find someone in Washington who has read them.”