It’s a truth universally acknowledged that everything awesome is somehow related to Jane Austen: forgiving empire-cut dresses, Colin Firth, Alan Rickman, funny girls who get the guy, Colin Firth, and of course, Amy Heckerling’s contemporary classic Clueless, built on Emma. – Jezebel
True, true. I guess that’s why it’s a truth universally acknowledged . . .
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single woman starring in a romantic comedy, must be in want of a man — and have a best friend (or sister) on hand to crack wise and provide emotional support while she deals with him. – Vulture
That IS pretty universal, and kind of annoying.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single person with a reasonably nice standard of living must be in want of a Swedish partner. – “The Official Gateway to Sweden”
Funny, I never knew that . . . Sounds like the ’70s.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a social landlord with green aspirations must be in want of a trophy wife. – Inside Housing
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a farmer in possession of gelignite is in want of somewhere better to put it than the steps of the Balclutha police station. – Homepaddock
Yeah, and that they’ll start their book with “It is a truth universally acknowledged . . . .” Alas.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that anyone can have a blog. – Universally Acknowledged
You said it, sister. And that they’ll all NAME their blogs “A truth universally acknowledged.”
Even a science blog! – A truth universally acknowledged
Is there an echo in here?
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that there are only two kinds of bacteria. One is Escherichia coli and the other is not. – “The ABC of symbiosis” by J. Allan Downie and J. Peter W. Young
So which one killed Jane Austen?
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a writer beginning a piece with “It is a truth universally acknowledged” must be in want of ideas. – The Sydney Morning Herald
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