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What other great opening lines do you know?. (lemmy.world)
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[–] nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 29 points 5 days ago (2 children)

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 9 points 5 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.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

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.