She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.

W. Somerset Maugham
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In her youth, Jane Austen said, "She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit." In this quote from chapter 19 of her novel Northanger Abbey, Austen writes about the newly arrived and very charming Anne Elliot and her witty speech. in this chapter, we also see that in spite of her good sense, Anne Elliot does not always know when to take it easy and let other people speak.

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