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Jayne’s Quotes

“I would always rather be happy than dignified.”
― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

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“I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.”
― Jane Austen, Jane Austen's Letters

tags: friends, humor, people

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“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.”
― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

tags: friendship, love

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“I suspect it may be like the difference between a drinker and an alcoholic; the one merely reads books, the other needs books to make it through the day."

(Interview with The Booklovers blog, September 2010)”
― Gail Carriger

tags: addiction, book-lovers, books, survival

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“It's a rare book that wins the battle against drooping eyelids.”
― Tracy Chevalier

tags: books, drowsiness, insomnia, reading, sleepy

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Historical Info for Historical Fiction Readers — 1559 members — last activity Aug 11, 2022 01:41AM
Information about eras past in different parts of the world. Help for readers who may feel lost in an unfamiliar historical setting, may not understan ...more

Regency Era Novels — 808 members — last activity May 10, 2026 04:59AM
Let's talk about your favorite regency era historicals. Old and new authors! What do you like? ...more

Mary Balogh Fans — 222 members — last activity May 23, 2020 08:35PM
This is a group dedicated to discussion of books by Mary Balogh. Balogh writes historical romance, primarily regency and Georgian.

Fans of Eloisa James & Julia Quinn — 1383 members — last activity Nov 27, 2024 08:02PM
With the Eloisa James & Julia Quinn Bulletin Board going dark next week, some of us from the board thought we would start up a new group here at Goodr ...more

Jane Austen — 5394 members — last activity Oct 23, 2026 07:13PM
Established July 2007. Readers of Jane, gather here to discuss anything from Frank Churchill's secrets to Lady Catherine's whims. What finally "persua ...more

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