“When I was in my twenties, I strongly identified with Jane Austen's 'E...” — Amanda Foreman Quote

“When I was in my twenties, I strongly identified with Jane Austen's 'Emma' - her human failings mixed with a desire to do good.”

“As a working mother, wife, daughter, and daughter-in-law, I have to make constant moral choices. Every choice I make results in someone else suffering.”

“For America, 1812 became the war in which it had finally gained its independence. For Britain, 1812 became the skirmish it had contained, while winning the real war against its greatest nemesis, Napoleon.”

“I tell stories. I kind of stumbled on that by trying to combine Jane Austen and magic.”

“I think Jane Austen is like Shakespeare, in a slightly different way. I think people will continue to revisit these stories because they remain relevant, regardless of how you do them.”

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