Found Quote by Becky Albertalli

I knew a bit about 'Emma' through the book when I was younger, but actually more from 'Clueless'.

— Josh O'Connor

When I was in my twenties, I strongly identified with Jane Austen's 'Emma' - her human failings mixed with a desire to do good.

— Amanda Foreman

I think I made a mistake with [Jane] Austen by reading all six in a row. There are similarities to the plots so by…

— Stephen Dobyns

“All Jane Austen novels have a common storyline: an attractive and virtuous young woman surmounts difficulties to achieve marriage to the man of her…

— P.D. James

“I half expected to find Sherlock Holmes thumb wrestling with Jane Austen in the corner.”

— Rachel Cohn

'Upside Down' is a fantasy love story. It's about love at first sight - when you just fall in love instantly and will battle…

— Jim Sturgess

I think it's about as likely Jane Austen was gay as that she was found out to be a man.

— Claire Tomalin

'Emma' is my favorite Jane Austen novel - one of my favorite novels period; a novel about intelligence outsmarting itself, about a complicated, nuanced,…

— Cathleen Schine

“How to explain the sheer tingling joy one experiences when two interesting, complex, and occasionally aggravating characters have at last settled their misunderstandings and…

— Margaret C. Sullivan

“You're not very deep." You say these cutting words thoughtfully, to yourself, almost as though you're surprised. They hit me somewhere below my ribs.…

— Heather Demetrios

I'm named after Jane Austen's Emma, and I've always been able to relate to her. She's strong, confident but quite tactless.

— Emma Donoghue

“I was convinced I felt as strongly about Jane Austen's books as Ashleigh had ever felt about any of her crazes, but my love…

— Polly Shulman