Accomplishment Quote by Majora Carter

“Let me hasten to add that I am not at all like Jane Eyre, who must have given hope to so many plain women…

— Barbara Pym

“[Jane] Austen was not a novelist for nothing: she knew that our stories are what make us human, and that listening to someone else's…

— William Deresiewicz

I had never understood quite so clearly the effective power of Jane Jacob's writing - no, her clear-headed observation - as I did reading…

— Nancy Milford

“The one thing that Jane’s death should teach us is that life is precious and every day is a gift that we should treasure.”

— Philippa Gregory

“I once heard an author describe writing as taking bits and pieces of her experiences and observations, then she questions, dissects, and analyzes them.…

— Laurie Brown

“Jennifer Axioma-Singh, who had not been able to think of any alternatives, brooded over the matter until she came to the same conclusion always…

— John Joseph Adams

Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire.

— J. K. Rowling

The ideas within this philosophy are certainly not exclusive to any writer,

— Nic Pizzolatto

Jane Austin was a complete and most sensible lady, but a very incomplete and rather insensible (not senseless) woman. If this is heresy, I…

— Charlotte Bronte

“Any writer who waits for inspiration to strike will never finish a book. Inspiration is all very well but it will never replace sheer…

— Barbara Michaels

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

— Harold Bloom

In life, Jane reflected, the most interesting things tend to happen when you're on your way to do something else.

— Gabrielle Zevin