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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

I've always loved Jane Austen's writing.

— Lily Collins

“Stories survive not just because of empathetic characters that we can still identify with but because the author has something to say to us…

— Victoria Connelly

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

The art and passion of reading well and deeply is waning, but [Jane] Austen still inspires people to become fanatical readers.

— Harold Bloom

Jane Austen's characters for women are always very strong, opinionated and elegantly written, so they're always great for an actress to have a chance…

— Tamsin Egerton

People love Jane Austen, even though those books are absurd to us, because we like the clarity of it: we can see very clearly…

— Nick Hornby

There would be more genuine rejoicing at the discovery of a complete new novel by Jane Austen than any other literary discovery, short of…

— Margaret Drabble

“Austen's works have endured because she had a superb narrative technique and a gift for creating characters who feel as real as life itself.…

— Syrie James

Jane Austen may not be the best writer, but she certainly writes about the best people. And by that I mean people just like…

— Anna Quindlen

Jane Austen is very amusing.

— James Callis

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…

— E. M. Forster