Anne Austen Besiegt / Defeated Charakter / Character Fallen / Fall Jane Jane Austen Liebe / Love Schien / Seemed Sie / She Traurig / Sad
I feel defensive about my character because I really love Andrea, and we share the same heart.
I'm the ayatollah of the Jane Austen fan base! I want to lead the fan base, not be attacked and devoured by the fan base.
I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table.
We just say things differently in Australia - like torch. I'd ask, 'Can I have the torch?' It seems to fall flat when I say, 'Can I have the flashlight?'
I think it's about as likely Jane Austen was gay as that she was found out to be a man.
I must confess I love female writers: Jane Austen, Isak Dinesen, Colette, Willa Cather, Dawn Powell, Joan Didion. I grew up on the Bronte sisters, and Daphne du Maurier.
The difference between me and them is that I'll look at Jesse Jackson and I'll see four Jesse Jacksons, and they'll just see one, the clown ambulance chaser.
I remain loyal to Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert in music and to Shakespeare and Jane Austen in literature.
I've never had a study in my life. I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table.
