Game: Can you guess the author?

After my miniature version of this game in this, gailcalled suggested I create a whole question devoted to playing the “guess the author game.”

The rules are thus:
Thou shalt post a great quote from a beloved work of literature, and;
Thou shalt not post the author’s name or the title of the work from whence it came and;
Thou shalt make attempts at guessing the authors and specific works which pertain to the other quotes.
...And thou shalt enjoy it.