Becoming Jane

"A novel must show how the world truly is. Somehow, reveals the true source of our actions."

"My characters shall have, after a little trouble, all that they desire."

"If you wish to practice the art of fiction, to be the equal of a masculine author, experience is vital. Your horizons must be…widened."

"What value will there ever be in life, if we are not together?"

"Eliza de Feuillide: Flirting is a woman's trade. One must keep in practice."

"Mrs. Austen: Affection is desirable. Money is absolutely indispensable!"

"Reverend Austen: Nothing destroys the spirit like poverty."

"Becoming a woman. Becoming a legend."

"Her own life is her greatest inspiration."

"Between sense and sensibility and pride and prejudice was a life worth writing about."

"Jane Austen's Greatest Love Story Was Her Own"

"Anne Hathaway - Jane Austen"

"James McAvoy - Tom Lefroy"

"Julie Walters - Mrs. Austen"

"James Cromwell - Rev. Austen"

"Maggie Smith - Lady Gresham"

"Lucy Cohu - Eliza De Feuillide"