He gave me a heads-up before the “live” interview that he might ask ... You don’t have to have a PhD to know things: Intelligence, wisdom and common sense come from time and experience.

While Austen’s books parody the world that she lived in, they also contain solid nuggets of wisdom on topics such as knowing yourself, finding happiness and making relationships work.

If you’ve ever done that, you’ll probably appreciate Jane Austen’s Little Book of Wisdom: Words on Love, Life, Society, and Literature, a collection of hundreds of quotes from Austen’s ...