There are so many stories to tell in the worlds of science fiction, the worlds of fantasy and horror that to confine yourself to even doing historical revisionist fiction, whatever you want to call it - mash-ups, gimmick lit, absurdist fiction - I don't know if I want to do that anymore.

Elizabeth lifted her skirt, disregarding modesty, and delivered a swift kick to the creature's head.

And I like a mouse who has taken a cat for its tutor.

Her only fault is that she lacks sense enough to avoid falling in love with such a fool as I!

Your quarrel is with God. I merely wish to offer Him the opportunity to judge you.

I wouldn't back away from what's right just because it's hard.

Pride and Prejudice' - perhaps more than any other Jane Austen book - is engrained in our literary consciousness.