It's been a while since I read Death and Life so I don't have any fantastic quotes for anyone. But I do have a list of articles that were posted for what would have been Jane Jacobs' 100th birthday.
Google Doodle Celebrates Jane Jacobs - Dezeen
Thank God for Jane Jacobs the Highway Slayer - StreetsblogNYC
What Would Jane Jacobs Do About Zoning? WestNorth
Bulldoze Jane Jacobs - Slate
Jane Jacobs Believed Cities Should be Fun - Vox
What Would Jane Jacobs Do About Uber, Bloor Bike Lanes? Toronto Star
Jane Up North - Curbed
How Jane Jacobs Changed the Way We Look at Cities - Guardian Cities
Who Plans?: Jane Jacobs’ Hayekian critique of urban planning - Strong Towns
The Jane Jacobs Century - CityLab
Defending Vibrant City Life: Jane Jacobs at 100 - Time Magazine
Filling in the Blanks of Jane Jacobs. (Robert Caro's Missing Chapter) - Next City
How Living on Jane Jacobs' Favorite Block Changed My Life - Fast Company
There are more of course, but this is a pretty good sample of tributes, and a little pushback, to who many call St. Jane.
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