“There would be more genuine rejoicing at the discovery of a complete new novel by Jane Austen than any other literary discovery, short of a new major play by Shakespeare.”

“The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of mankind than the discovery of a star.”

“The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of the human race than the discovery of a star.”

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”

“If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been due more to patient attention, than to any other talent”

“Here was a woman about the year 1800 writing without hate, without bitterness, without fear, without protest, without preaching. That was how Shakespeare wrote, I thought, looking at Antony and Cleopatra; and when people compare Shakespeare and Jane Austen, they may mean that the minds of both had consumed all impediments; and for that reason we do not know Jane Austen and we do not know Shakespeare, and for that reason Jane Austen pervades every word that she wrote, and so does Shakespeare.”