Famous quotes containing the words austen and/or novels:
“Nobody can tell what I suffer! But it is always so. Those who do not complain are never pitied.”
—Jane Austen (1775–1817)
“Good novels are not written by orthodoxy-sniffers, nor by people who are conscience-stricken about their own orthodoxy. Good novels are written by people who are not frightened.”
—George Orwell (1903–1950)