# Quote — Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

> As for admiration, it was always very welcome when it came, but she did not depend on it. p. 36, 2013

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- Book: [Northanger Abbey](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jane-austen/northanger-abbey.md)
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