“There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart." Jane Austen in 'Emma” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
Jane Austen we know never let two men converse alone in any novel because what they said would be unknown to her. — Jane Gardam Copy Share Image
“That innovator is the aforementioned Hugh Thomson, who might be called the Colin Firth of Austen-inspired book illustration." (P. 52)” — Devoney Looser Copy Share Image
Jane Austen was an extraordinary woman; to actually be able to survive as a novelist in those days - unmarried - was… — Julie Walters Copy Share Image
“Jane Austen had created six heroines, each quite different, and that gave Charlotte courage. There wasn't just one kind of woman to… — Shannon Hale Copy Share Image
I'm kind of a mash-up of taste - Graham Greene and Jane Austen; W.G. Sebald and Alice Munro. — Amy Waldman Copy Share Image
Who would not spout the family teapot in order to talk with Keats for an hour about poetry, or with Jane Austen… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“All the Jane Austen in the library cannot wash the Queens from this little hand.” — Mary Gordon Copy Share Image
“I wondered if there were ever times when Dad didn't sound like he escaped from a Jane Austen novel.” — Rachel Hawkins Copy Share Image
“If you mean Miss Austen, I don't find her particularly romantic," Tasmin declared. "Can't say that I care much about the marriage… — Larry McMurtry Copy Share Image
There would be more genuine rejoicing at the discovery of a complete new novel by Jane Austen than any other literary discovery,… — Margaret Drabble Copy Share Image
To paraphrase Jane Austen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a married man in possession of a vast fortune must be… — Bruce Feirstein Copy Share Image
“Jane Austen? I feel that I am approaching dangerous ground. The reputation of Jane Austen is surrounded by cohorts of defenders who… — Arnold Bennett Copy Share Image
I boast of being the only man in London who has been bombed off a lavatory seat while reading Jane Austen. She… — Kingsley Martin Copy Share Image
I always advise children who ask me for tips on being a writer to read as much as they possibly can. Jane… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Had Elizabeth Bennet known how wildly Darcy's heart beat for her, 'Pride and Prejudice' would barely have made it into a short… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
“Jane Austen did not become one of the most renowned authors in the English language by having her characters dye their armpit… — Milo Yiannopoulos Copy Share Image
Anyone who has the temerity to write about Jane Austen is aware of [two] facts: first, that of all great writers she… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“All I'm saying is that there is a generation gap, and I think it revolves around this public/private thing. Our generation --… — David Lodge Copy Share Image
“The celestial brightness of Pride and Prejudice is unequalled even in Jane Austen's other work; after a life of much disappointment and… — Elizabeth Jenkins Copy Share Image
She had lolled about for three years at Girton with the kind of books she could equally have read at home--Jane Austen,… — Ian Mcewan Copy Share Image
“Jane Austen’s world is a unique wedge of history, immortalized by her wonderful books. It is ironic that I am fascinated by… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Here was a woman about the year 1800 writing without hate, without bitterness, without fear, without protest, without preaching. That was how… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“It was as easy as breathing to go and have tea near the place where Jane Austen had so wittily scribbled and… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Worry is a complete circle of inefficient thought whirling about a pivot of fear. To avoid it, consider whether the problem in… — John Sedgwick Copy Share Image
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