Anticipate Quote by Stephen Dobyns

I think Jane Austen is like Shakespeare, in a slightly different way. I think people will continue to revisit these stories because they remain…

— Josh O'Connor

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

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…

— Frances O'Connor

“How to explain the sheer tingling joy one experiences when two interesting, complex, and occasionally aggravating characters have at last settled their misunderstandings and…

— Margaret C. Sullivan

All my life I thought that the story was over when the hero and heroine were safely engaged -- after all, what's good enough…

— Mary Ann Shaffer

Jane Austen is one of my all-time favourites.

— Claudia Winkleman

Jane Austen is very amusing.

— James Callis

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

I've always loved Jane Austen's writing.

— Lily Collins

“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

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

— Harold Bloom

“Did Jane Austen ruin lives by giving people false expectations about love? Were her heroes just too good to be true? Could a real…

— Victoria Connelly