Jane Quotes

289 quotes by 203 authors

Jane leaned back against the counter and stared at the ceiling. At the traditional location of God, no matter what the planet. — C J Cherryh
Twisted and perverse are the ways of the human mind," Jane intoned. "Pinocchio was such a dolt to try to become a real boy. He… — Orson Scott Card
Then I glanced at the ring on my finger. The Snake That Eats Its Own Tail, Forever and Ever. I know where I came fromâ€”but… — Robert A. Heinlein
She had lolled about for three years at Girton with the kind of books she could equally have read at home--Jane Austen, Dickens, Conrad, all… — Ian Mcewan
Jane Gallagher had wanted to know what time it was, but for some reason Holden Caulfield hadn't wanted Stradlater to tell her. When Stradlater refused… — Frank Portman
All reading is good reading. And all reading of Jane Austen and Charles Dickens is sublime reading. — Anna Quindlen
It was the marriage that was important; Jane Austen rarely even bothered to write about the wedding. — Karen Joy Fowler
Arraigned at my own bar, Memory having given her evidence of the hopes, wishes, sentiments I had been cherishing since last night-- of the general… — Charlotte Bronte
Take off your coat." "Excuse me?" "Take it off." "No." "I want it off." "Then I suggest you hold your breath. Won't affect me in… — J R Ward
As Jane Austen might have put it: It is a truth universally acknowledged that young protagonists in search of adventure must ditch their parents. — Philip Pullman
It was like being in a Jane Austen novel, but one with far less clothing. — Terry Pratchett
Good Evening , Sir John. I hope that you will accept a little gift from me.' I should be honored, Your Majesty.' I want to… — Philippa Gregory
Who would not spout the family teapot in order to talk with Keats for an hour about poetry, or with Jane Austen about the art… — Virginia Woolf
Drunk, Jane spoke as though she were Nancy Drew. I was a fool for a girl with a dainty lexicon. — Michael Chabon
When you are inquisitive, Jane, you always make me smile. You open your eyes like an eager bird, and make every now and then a… — Charlotte Bronte
I feel as though I'm not breathing when I'm out of his presence. He's the oxygen in my air, the sun in my universe, the… — Madeleine L'Engle
I was struck with a bolt of distilled horror like I have never known before. Far worse than suddenly finding yourself walking through a prison… — Augusten Burroughs
There would be more genuine rejoicing at the discovery of a complete new novel by Jane Austen than any other literary discovery, short of a… — Margaret Drabble
Jane-Sweetie, we've talked about your weight-" my mother began. I'm only eight years old," I said. "How about I promise to be anorexic later? — James Patterson
You, Jane, I must have you for my own--entirely my own. — Charlotte Bronte

Who Wrote These Jane Quotes

203 authors contributed a total of 289 Jane Quotes, led by these top contributors: