Adaptation Quote by G.M. Malliet

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." ~…

— Brandy Potter

“I should think it might be difficult to possess a wife whom almost every other man in town has known so intimately, but no…

— Oakley Hall

“It is truth universally acknowledged that a man in possession of a large fortune is in want of a wife!”

— Jane Austen

“And this I set down as a positive truth. A woman with fair opportunities, and without an absolute hump, may marry WHOM SHE LIKES.…

— William Makepeace Thackeray

“Now, then, young lady. Which of these gentlemen will you marry?" "This one." She squeezed [his] arm. The vicar inspected [him] and sniffed. "Doesnt…

— Elizabeth Hoyt

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." ~…

— Brandy Potter

“the wife who could be contented with but one half of her husband’s affections, had never deserved to engage the slightest share of them.”

— Walter Scott

“There is always a thought of marriage between a single female and a personable gentleman, if not in his mind, quite certainly in hers.”

— Georgette Heyer

“Perhaps the truth was there was no perfect marriage, just some really good ones.”

— Karen Hawkins

“A real relationship of a man and wife is a ground on the roots of virtue and honour.”

— Yash Thakur

“No one marries for love, except in stories. People marry for property and position, and one day so will you.”

— Judith James

“You are the wife I want. One wife, for always.”

— Catherine Anderson