“Every line, every word was -- in the hackneyed metaphor which their dear writer, were she here, would forbid -- a dagger… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“Peter was now standing very close - as if he wanted to comfort me - as if he knew how hurt I… — Jennifer Paynter Copy Share Image
“Lady Catherine quoting Lizzie Bennet: She had the impudence to reply that, whilst these would be heavy misfortunes, your wife must have… — Janet Aylmer Copy Share Image
“Such a narrative as this demands some sort of physical consolation for its spiritual tribulation. Our heroine received it in one last… — Emily C.A. Snyder Copy Share Image
“She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me; I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“Today we are less accustomed to look for universal norms in what we read ... partly because we tend to see life,… — Susannah Carson Copy Share Image
“Jane Austen, who is said to be Shakespearian, never reminds us of Shakespeare, I think, in her full-dress portraits, but she does… — A.C. Bradley Copy Share Image
I've never had a study in my life. I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table. — A. N. Wilson Copy Share Image
“What could she have done? She was a heroine, and with that came certain obligations.” — Emily C.A. Snyder 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
“Others beside Jane Austen have made their Eltons, though none quite so cooly as she.” — Mary Lascelles Copy Share Image
“The visible structure of Jane Austen's stories may be flimsy enough; but their foundations drive deep down into the basic principles of… — David Cecil 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
“Jane Austen's narrative style seems to me to show (especially in the later novels) a curiously chameleon-like faculty; it varies in colour… — Mary Lascelles Copy Share Image
“I suppose I look acceptable, the black (haired) sheep among the Barrett blondes.” — Stephanie Wardrop Copy Share Image
“I had never in all my life felt so elated. Peter cared for me! It was a miracle I longed to celebrate… — Jennifer Paynter Copy Share Image
“I saw that he was looking anxious. 'I thought you weren't coming.' As he spoke, he grasped my hand. And if the… — Jennifer Paynter Copy Share Image
A scheme of which every part promises delight, can never be successful; and general disappointment is only warded off by the defence… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“And so ended his affection," said Elizabeth impatiently. "There has been many a one, I fancy, overcome in the same way. I… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“After a moment, he added more seriously: 'I don't get as angry as m'father used to about things. Or maybe I', just… — Jennifer Paynter Copy Share Image
“Never presume to know a person based on the one dimensional window of the internet. A soul can’t be defined by critics,… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Even when there were good wars to write about, writers such as Jane Austen wrote novels concerning marriage. They usually went like… — Dan Wilbur Copy Share Image
