It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen is eminently, delightfully, and delectably quotable.
So many gems of wit and wisdom from her novels deserve to be better known, from Northanger Abbey on its lovable, naive heroine--"if adventures will not befal a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad"--to Persuasion \'s moving lines.
This truth goes far beyond the first line of Pride and Prejudice , which has muscled out many other excellent sentences.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen is eminently, delightfully, and delectably quotable