“I cannot imagine a world in which one can read Jane Austen only once.” — Laurie Viera Rigler Copy Share Image
“You know, somewhere a Jane Austen angel just lost her wings over you saying that.” — Nichole Van Copy Share Image
“For it was a truth universally acknowledged that a single vicar must be in want of a wife.” — G.M. Malliet Copy Share Image
Look at Jane Austen. Her characters derive in a reasonably straight line from fairy tales. — Andrew Davies Copy Share Image
“How unfortunate, considering I have decided to loathe him for eternity” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
I grew up on Jane Austen novels and was a massive literature fanatic when I was a kid - I read everything… — Georgia King Copy Share Image
“The Very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrevocably gone.” ― Jane Austen, Love and Friendship” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“A simple creature unlettyrde. Julian of Norwich called herself. The most unlearned and uninformed female who ever dared to be an authoress.… — David Markson Copy Share Image
“You may marry Miss Grey for her fifteen pounds but you will always be my Willoughby. My nightmare. My sorrow. My past.… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
When I was in my twenties, I strongly identified with Jane Austen's 'Emma' - her human failings mixed with a desire to… — Amanda Foreman Copy Share Image
“It's not Jane Austen, it's not Henry James. But this writer, or writers, well, they're pretty damn good too.” — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
“If you are ever angry at him, threaten to do something to one of his books, as calling him Fred does nothing.” — Sarah Holman Copy Share Image
Growing up in the English countryside, I feel like I'm in a Jane Austen novel when I walk around. I just feel… — Lily Collins Copy Share Image
People love Jane Austen, even though those books are absurd to us, because we like the clarity of it: we can see… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
“[Jane] Austen was not a novelist for nothing: she knew that our stories are what make us human, and that listening to… — William Deresiewicz Copy Share Image
“Može li iko upoznati nečiju narav u Batu, ili na kojem drugom javnom mestu... Sve je to ništavno; ne može se tako… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“I found I could listen without envy to Letty's singing, and afterwards when the applause came, I did not mind that Mrs… — Jennifer Paynter Copy Share Image
“This made my father laugh. 'Mary made a cake, did she? Well, well. Better that than she should make a cake for… — Jennifer Paynter Copy Share Image
“Do you care for any contemporary authors?” Matthew inquired. “I adore Jane Austen.” Matthew nodded. “I find her portrait of British society… — Laila Ibrahim Copy Share Image
“Ah yes.' Peter's tone was scornful. 'And they must always be paid before the poor tradesmen's bills, mustn't they?' 'They must indeed.… — Jennifer Paynter Copy Share Image
“To a good man, yes, one who knows her in all her moods, who can laugh at her follies and rejoice in… — Amanda Grange Copy Share Image
“I cannot say much for this Monarch's Sense--Nor would I if I could, for he was a Lancastrian. I suppose you know… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“I purposefully abstain from dates on this occasion,that very one may be liberty to fix their own,aware that the cure of unconquerable… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“Suddenly a force greater than my common sense—which, I’ll admit, has been pretty faulty lately, propels me—and I find myself creeping up… — Stephanie Wardrop Copy Share Image
“I lost the letter in rather embarrassing circumstances. We were to dine at Parramatta Government House that same evening, and Peter had… — Jennifer Paynter Copy Share Image
“Nor do we need such a great deal of ingenuity to see that all, or nearly all, the great issues in human… — Susannah Carson Copy Share Image
I am a Jane Austenite, and therefore slightly imbecile about Jane Austen. My fatuous expression, and airs of personal immunity-how ill they… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
“I can listen no longer in silence. I must speak to you by such means as are within my reach. You pierce… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“I care with the brightened curiosity of one who loves a subject for no rational reason, but who loves it nonetheless and… — Lyanda Lynn Haupt Copy Share Image
![“[Jane] Austen was not a novelist for nothing: she knew that our stories are what make us human, and that listening to someone else's stories -- entering into their feelings, validating their experiences -- is the highest way of acknowledging their humanity, the sweetest form of usefulness.” quote by William Deresiewicz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2bb/william-deresiewicz-15471_jane-austen_jane-austen-was-not-a-novelist-for-nothi_62623.jpg)
