Rev Austen Quotes in Becoming Jane (2007)

Mrs. Austen: That girl needs a husband. But who's good enough? Nobody. Thanks to you.

Rev Austen: Being so much the model of perfection.

Mrs. Austen: I've shared your bed for 32 years and perfection I have not encountered.

Rev Austen: Yet.

Rev Austen: Nothing destroys spirit like poverty.

Rev Austen: Jane should have not the man who offers the best price but the man she wants.

Rev Austen: If a woman happens to have a particular superiority, for example, a profound mind, it is best kept a profound secret. Humour is liked more, but wit?. No. It is the most treacherous talent of them all.

Rev Austen: Her heart is stirred.

Mrs. Austen: It's a summer squall. Mr. Lefroy will soon be gone. And Mr Wisley will still be waiting, I hope.

Mrs. Austen: You could persuade her.

Rev Austen: To sacrifice her happiness? Jane should have not the man who offers the best price, but the man she wants.