Leo Tolstoy Лев Толстой
1875 · Russian Empire
Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.Anna Karenina, the first sentence · in place of the original: the English translation by Constance Garnett (1901)
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Jane Austen
1813 · England
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, the first sentence
Jane Austen
1813 · England
An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do.
Pride and Prejudice, chapter 20, spoken by Mr. Bennet
Kartini Raden Adjeng Kartini
May 25, 1899 · Jepara, Java
Love is a fairy tale in our Javanese world! How can a man and a woman love each other when they see each other for the first time in their lives after they are already well and truly bound together in marriage?
Liefde is een sprookje in onze Javaansche wereld! Hoe kunnen man en vrouw elkaar liefhebben, als zij elkaar voor 't eerst van hun leven zien, wanneer ze reeds goed en wel met elkaar door 't huwelijk verbonden zijn?
Letter to Stella Zeehandelaar
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