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.
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Jane Austen is very amusing.
Oscar Wilde was sort of my first love as a young reader. And then I went on to love Jane Austen's wonderful - this sort of comedy coming from her. I mean, all of her books are comic.
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.
Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire.
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.
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 identify entirely with Jane Austen's point of view, on everything.
An early editor characterized my books as 'romantic comedy for intelligent adults.' I think people see them as funny but kind. I don't set out to write either funny or kind, but it's a voice they like, quirky like me... And you know, people like happy endings.
I can't not put humor in a book.
With humor, it's so subjective that trying to think of what the ideal reader would think would drive you crazy.
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