Jane Austen's characters for women are always very strong, opinionated and elegantly written, so they're always great for an actress to have a chance to do. Tamsin Egerton actressaustenchance Change image and share on social
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 austendayextraordinary Change image and share on social
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 austenbookbore Change image and share on social
'Jane Eyre' must have been something I read six or seven times as an early adolescent. And 'Kristin Lavransdatter,' and 'Lorna Doone' when I was younger. My parents had a pretty rich library, no jackets on any of the books, so no descriptions. You just pulled something off the shelf and started to read it. Sue Miller adolescentbookdescription share on social
'Jane Eyre' was one of those films that I was familiar with as a kid, and I always enjoyed the story. Cary Fukunaga enjoyeyrefamiliar Change image and share on social
'Jane Eyre,' when I think of that book, it conjures up the best moments of college English courses. Literature is extraordinary, especially when you have a good professor. Edward P. Jones bookcollegeconjure Change image and share on social
Jane's Addiction has only put out new music when our hearts were in and when we had something to say creatively. Dave Navarro addictioncreativelyheart Change image and share on social
Jane was my wicked stepmother: she was generous, affectionate and resourceful; she salvaged my schooling and I owe her an unknowable debt for that. One flaw: sometimes, early on, she would tell me things designed to make me think less of my mother, and I would wave her away, saying, 'Jane, this just backfires and makes me think less of you.' Martin Amis affectionatebackfiredebt share on social