| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 4861 |
| QUOTATION: | My idea of good company ... is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Jane Austen (1775–1817), British novelist. Anne, in Persuasion, ch. 16 (1818).
Mr. Elliot replies, “that is not good company; that is the best.” |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Austen Collection. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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