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Charlotte Bronte was writing about sex. I supposed Jane Austen was, too. Where do you get a hero like Darcy unless you are writing about sex?

— Alice Munro

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

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.

— Frances O'Connor

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.

— Whit Stillman

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

— Maggie Grace

Jane Austen is very amusing.

— James Callis

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

— Julie Walters

Before 'Austenland,' I got do a lead role in 'Northanger Abbey', which is Jane Austen. Growing up in England, you can't really ignore Jane Austen. It's always been there.

— JJ Feild

Myra Breckenridge is the antithesis of sex symbol. She's revolutionary; she's a warrior.

— Raquel Welch

I can't imagine writing a book without some strong female characters, unless that was a demand of the setting.

— William Gibson

✗Opposing Perspectives

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.

— Mark Haddon

I think it's about as likely Jane Austen was gay as that she was found out to be a man.

— Claire Tomalin