• nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz
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    3 days ago

    It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

    • rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      I also really like the Bridget Jones’ Diary homage to this by Helen Fielding

      It is a truth universally acknowledged that when one part of your life starts going okay, another falls spectacularly to pieces.

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      I don’t care about the book, it’s contents nor its attitude, but in terms of summing up the tone of a book, it does a hell of a good job.