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But if you read Jane Austen, you know that she had a wicked sense of humor. Not only was she funny, but her early writing was very dark and had a gothic tone to it.

I identify entirely with Jane Austen's point of view, on everything.

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

I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table.

Jane Austen was writing about boring people with desperately limited lives. We forget this because we've seen too many of her books on screen.

Jane Austen was an extraordinary woman; to actually be able to survive as a novelist in those days - unmarried - was just unheard of.

I think Jane Austen builds suspense well in a couple of places, but she squanders it, and she gets to the endgame too quickly. So I will be working on those things.

I don't think there's anything cliche feminine about Jane Austen. And, anyway, her earliest champions were Sir Walter Scott and the Prince Regent.

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 bit tame about Austen.

I'm a Jane Austen/Jane Eyre kind of girl.