Jane Austen Quotes

Had I been in love, I could not have been more wretchedly blind. But vanity, not love, has been my folly.

Jane Austen

• Love
• Blind
• Vanity
• Folly
• Wretchedly

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• Had I been in love, I could not have been more wretchedly blind. But vanity, not love, has been my folly.

  

  Jane Austen
  • Love
  • Blind
  • Vanity