Jane Quotes

289 quotes by 203 authors

Jane," I said quietly. She opened her eyes, she had been far away in prayer. "Yes, Mary? Forgive me, I was praying." "If you go… — Philippa Gregory
For [Jane Austen and the readers of Pride and Prejudice], as for Mr. Darcy, [Elizabeth Bennett's] solitary walks express the independence that literally takes the… — Rebecca Solnit
To women who please me only by their faces, I am the very devil when I find out they have neither souls nor hearts â€”… — Charlotte Bronte
To me [Edgar Allen Poe's] prose is unreadableâ€”like Jane Austin's [sic]. No there is a difference. I could read his prose on salary, but not… — Mark Twain
Anyone who has the temerity to write about Jane Austen is aware of [two] facts: first, that of all great writers she is the most… — Virginia Woolf
He didn't have a single clue what was going on with these two strangers, but every instinct told him Master George equaled good, Mistress Jane… — James Dashner
Well I see you there with the rose in your teeth One more thin gypsy thief Yes, and thanks, for the trouble you took from… — Leonard Cohen
I always advise children who ask me for tips on being a writer to read as much as they possibly can. Jane Austen gave a… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I must, then, repeat continually that we are forever sundered - and yet, while I breathe and think, I must love him.' - Jane Eyre — Charlotte Bronte
I am the happiest creature in the world. Perhaps other people have said so before, but not one with such justice. I am happier even… — Jane Austen
A hippie is someone who looks like Tarzan, walks like Jane and smells like Cheetah. — Ronald Reagan
How is it that, a full two centuries after Jane Austen finished her manuscript, we come to the world of Pride and Prejudice and find… — Anna Quindlen
I am a Jane Austenite, and therefore slightly imbecile about Jane Austen. My fatuous expression, and airs of personal immunity-how ill they sit on the… — E. M. Forster
Gentle, soft dream, nestling in my arms now, you will fly, too, as your sisters have all fled before you: but kiss me before you… — Charlotte Bronte
Ah, but you're the insidious type--Jane Eyre with of touch of Becky Sharp. A thoroughly dangerous girl. — Dodie Smith
Jane Austen easily used half a page describing someone else's eyes; she would not appreciate summarizing her reading tastes in ten titles. — Tracy Chevalier
How I wish I lived in a Jane Austen novel! — Dodie Smith
But some characters in books are really real--Jane Austen's are; and I know those five Bennets at the opening of Pride and Prejudice, simply waiting… — Dodie Smith
Jane: Mr. Rochester, if ever I did a good deed in my life-if ever I thought a good thought-if ever I prayed a sincere and… — Charlotte Bronte
What are you doing?" "Ya!" said Jane, whirling around, her hands held up menacingly. It was Mr. Nobley with coat, hat, and cane, watching her… — Shannon Hale

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