#phrase

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single girl of high standing at Longbourn Academy must be in want of a prom date. ↗

— Elizabeth Eulberg

#humor #paraphrased #parody #dating

I hate people who are not serious about meals. It is so shallow of them. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#food #foodie #food

If you don't know where you're going, any road'll take you there ↗

— George Harrison

#paraphrase-of-lewis-carroll #life

Today is the last day of some of your life. Don't waste it." quote from Tara Daniels ↗

— Jill Shalvis

#life

The unexamined life is not worth living, but the unlived life is not worth examining. ↗

— Tracy Thompson

#life

As Jane Austen might have put it: It is a truth universally acknowledged that young protagonists in search of adventure must ditch their parents. ↗

— Philip Pullman

#plot #parenting

Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint. ↗

— Banksy

#paraphrased #painting

Charity . . . is the opium of the privileged. ↗

— Chinua Achebe

#paraphrased #charity

There's a certain arrogance to an actor who will look at a script and feel like, because the words are simple, maybe they can paraphrase it and make it better. ↗

— Mary Steenburgen

#arrogance #because #better #certain #feel

And then what?" "I'll burn that bridge when I cross it. ↗

— Ilona Andrews

#paraphrased #ilona-andrews