Fanny Burney Quotes

A collection of quotes by Fanny Burney.

Fanny Burney (1752-1840) was an English novelist and diarist, best known for her novels Evelina, Cecilia, and Camilla. Born Frances Burney, she was the daughter of a musician and her literary talents were encouraged from a young age. Burney's works often portrayed the lives of upper-class women in 18th-century England and highlighted the societal challenges they faced. Her novels were praised for their lively and engaging storytelling. Aside from her fiction writing, Burney also kept an extensive diary that provided invaluable insights into the social and cultural aspects of her time.

Traveling is the ruin of all happiness! There's no looking a

Traveling is the ruin of all happiness! There's no looking at a building after seeing Italy.

Fanny Burney

Happiness

There is no looking at a building here after seeing Italy.

There is no looking at a building here after seeing Italy.

Fanny Burney

Travel

For my part, I confess I seldom listen to the players: one h

For my part, I confess I seldom listen to the players: one has so much to do, in looking about and finding out one's acquaintance, that, really, one has no time to mind the stage. One merely comes to meet one's friends, and show that one's alive.

Fanny Burney

Theater