Rejecting Jane article chronicles the fact that all but one of the publishers and agents failed to recognise her works, including Penguin Books and J. K. Rowling's publisher Bloomsbury, with the vast majority rejecting out of hand this apparent attempt by one of the world’s greatest known authors to gain a publishing deal. This despite the fact that one of the most famous opening lines in English literature, "Pride and Prejudice"’s "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" was left intact. On its publication the article
A Man I'll Never Be one from "A Man I'll Never Be" says "I can't get any stronger". "A Man I'll Never Be" also has a line stating that "Emotions can't be satisfied", which contradicts the title of its follow-up single, "Feelin' Satisfied". Emerson concluded that the song "both distills and expands upon this knot of despair, which contrasts with the architectural magnificence of the song's musical accomplishments". "A Man I'll Never Be" was released in late 1978 as the follow-up single to "Don't Look Back," which had reached No. 4 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The single did not perform as well as its