One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.

Jane Austen

Emma

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Gender relations Men and women

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Emma Woodhouse

Author

Jane Austen

Source

Emma

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1816 1810s 19th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Austen, Jane. Emma. Vol. 1, London: John Murray, 1816, ch. 9.

Current Citation

Austen, Jane. Emma, edited by Fiona Stafford. Penguin Classics, 2003, ch. 9.

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To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.

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Time
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Original Citation

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Vol. 1, London: Thomas Egerton, 1813, ch. 3.

Current Citation

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Penguin Books, 2002, ch. 3.

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How little do we know that which we are!
How less what we may be!

Lord Byron

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Lord Byron
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Don Juan
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1824 1810s 19th century
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Original Citation

Lord Byron. Don Juan. London: John Hunt, 1824, canto 15, st. 99.

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Lord Byron. "Don Juan." Lord Byron: The Major Works, edited by Jerome J. McGann. Oxford University Press, 2008, canto 15, st. 99.

Another quote about Men and women

Women always ready to settle down. Shit, a woman goes on four good dates, she's like "Why are we bullshittin'? What are you waiting for?" Men—never ready to settle down. Men don't settle down. We surrender.

Chris Rock

Bring the Pain

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Chris Rock
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Bring the Pain
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Comedy special
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1996 1990s 20th century
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Citation

Rock, Chris. Chris Rock: Bring the Pain. HBO, 1 June 1996.