QuoteAges 12–13 · The Hero's Journey
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
— Jane Austen, 1813
Pride and Prejudice, 1813
The opening sentence of Pride and Prejudice. Ironic, knowing, perfectly Austen.
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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen · 1813
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