famous last words
So, I'm finishing up this essay, which led to talk, over dinner, about famous endings of famous works of literature. And how Shakespeare really doesn't have very many. It's usually, "OMG, I hope you liked it!!11" or "Okay, you can all go home now" or "Would somebody please clear away all these bodies?"
Obviously, I jest.
But really, what's your favorite last line in literature? I love the way Gatsby ends, but since I couldn't remember what preceeded "...ceaselessy into the past" I went with:
"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known." (From Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities.)
Though the one I probably quote most often is:
"Tomorrow is another day." (Mitchell, Gone With the Wind.)
What are your favorites?
Obviously, I jest.
But really, what's your favorite last line in literature? I love the way Gatsby ends, but since I couldn't remember what preceeded "...ceaselessy into the past" I went with:
"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known." (From Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities.)
Though the one I probably quote most often is:
"Tomorrow is another day." (Mitchell, Gone With the Wind.)
What are your favorites?