A small brass padlock inside a gold-rimmed teacup and saucer against a dusty rose background. — Original artwork

I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.

Jane Austen

Two paper cups connected by a straight string rest on separate small wooden stools. — Original artwork

It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy; it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others.

Jane Austen

Painterly jester mask and curled party horn with scattered confetti against bright pink. — Original artwork

One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty.

Jane Austen

Painterly cracked rose-tinted glasses beside wilted clover on muted pink. — Original artwork

There is something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is sorry to see them give way to the reception of more general opinions.

Jane Austen