Jane austen Quote by Mary Lascelles
““Few novelists can be more scrupulous than Jane Austen as to the phrasing of the thoughts of their characters. ””
““Few novelists can be more scrupulous than Jane Austen as to the phrasing of the thoughts of their characters. ””
![“Anyone who has the temerity to write about Jane Austen is aware of [two] facts: first, that of all great writers she is the most difficult to catch in the act of greatness; second, that there are twenty-five elderly gentlemen living in the neighbourhood of London who resent any slight upon her…” quote by Virginia Woolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cde/virginia-woolf-49_aunt_anyone-who-has-the-temerity-to-write-abo_526627.jpg)
![“[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 stories -- entering into their feelings, validating their experiences -- is the highest way of acknowledging their humanity, the sweetest form of usefulness.” quote by William Deresiewicz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2bb/william-deresiewicz-15471_jane-austen_jane-austen-was-not-a-novelist-for-nothi_62623.jpg)
