Jane Austen Quotes

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Growing up, I mostly read comic books and sci-fi. Then I discovered the book 'Jane Eyre' by Jane Austen. It introduced me to the world… — Meg Cabot
Jane Austen, much in advance of her day, was a mistress of the use of the dialogue. She used it as dialogue should be used-to… — Elizabeth Bowen
She is never alone when she has Her Books. Books, to her, are Friends. Give her Shakespeare or Jane Austen, Meredith or Hardy, and she… — E. M. Delafield
Jane Austen: Getting into her books is like getting in bed with a cadaver. Something vital is lacking; namely, life. — Edward Abbey
If there is a heaven, Jane Austen is sitting in a small room with Mother Teresa and Princess Diana, listening to Duran Duran, forever. If… — Roddy Doyle
The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous. You know, my fantasy of… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I waited patiently - years - for the pendulum to swing the other way, for men to start reading Jane Austen, learn how to knit,… — Gillian Flynn
There are some writers who wrote too much. There are others who wrote enough. There are yet others who wrote nothing like enough to satisfy… — Margaret Drabble
Jane Austen can in fact get more drama out of morality than most other writers can get from shipwreck, battle, murder, or mayhem. — Ronald Blythe
To paraphrase Jane Austen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a married man in possession of a vast fortune must be in want of… — Bruce Feirstein
But if you read Jane Austen, you know that she had a wicked sense of humor. Not only was she funny, but her early writing… — Seth Grahame-Smith
Every housemaid expects at least once a week as much excitement as would have lasted a Jane Austen heroine throughout a whole novel. — Bertrand Russell
I am for the ones who represent sense, and so was Jane Austen. — Mary McCarthy
I did a cover for 'Rolling Stone' the other day and it was a kind of crazy lack of outfit. I thought, 'Oh, Lord. I'm… — Rose McGowan
I remain loyal to Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert in music and to Shakespeare and Jane Austen in literature. — Anne Stevenson
I've always loved books by the Bronte sisters. I love Jane Austen, too. I'm more influenced by people like her than by pop culture. — Laura Marling
I actually didn't like Jane Austen. I was more into the Brontes. They were so wild and passionate. I thought there was something a bit… — Frances O'Connor
I'm kind of a mash-up of taste - Graham Greene and Jane Austen; W.G. Sebald and Alice Munro. — Amy Waldman
Poetry is the most subtle of the literary arts, and students grow more ingenious by the year at avoiding it. If they can nip around… — Terry Eagleton
I write about violence as naturally as Jane Austen wrote about manners. Violence shapes and obsesses our society, and if we do not stop being… — Edward Bond

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