Jane Austen Quotes

63 Jane Austen quotes by 52 unique authors

All my life I thought that the story was over when the hero and heroine were safely engaged -- after all, what's good enough for… — Mary Ann Shaffer
...in other words, all I want to be is the Jane Austen of south Alabama Interview - March 1964 — Harper Lee
Now I was more certain than ever of my decision. I could not love a man who did not love Jane Austen. — Deanna Raybourn
And I love Jane Austen's use of language too--the way she takes her time to develop a phrase and gives it room to grow, so… — Andrew Clements
What’s ready? Was Steinback ready? Hemingway? Shakespeare? Dickens? Jane Austen? They just did it, didn’t they? — Danielle Steel
Jane Austen may not be the best writer, but she certainly writes about the best people. And by that I mean people just like me. — Anna Quindlen
I believed in happily ever after as much as anyone, because Jane Austen, Prince Charming, and Hugh Grant promised me it could happen. But maybe… — Robin Wasserman
Here was a woman about the year 1800 writing without hate, without bitterness, without fear, without protest, without preaching. That was how Shakespeare wrote, I… — Virginia Woolf
You only need to look at Jane Austen to see how crossed wires can become a defining aspect of romantic life. Then again, if the… — Mariella Frostrup
Jane Austen is very amusing. — James Callis
Look at Jane Austen. Her characters derive in a reasonably straight line from fairy tales. — Andrew Davies
Young men and young women meet each other with much less difficulty than was formerly the case, and every housemaid expects at least once a… — Bertrand Russell
Sometimes, love hurts. The abrasions of love have inspired many a great writer. From Shakespeare to Jane Austen, writers have at some time or the… — Zoheb

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