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Aristus

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17. The title is in the final paragraph. No need to identify.

Reply to Wolf Frankula (Original post)

Sat Feb 3, 2018, 01:03 AM

Feb 2018

"He fell in October, on a day that was so silent and still, that the Army report for that day confined itself to the single sentence: 'All Quiet On The Western Front'. He had fallen forward. Turning him over, one could see that he couldn't have suffered long. His face was calm and peaceful, as if almost glad the end had come at last."

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Memorable Last Lines from Books. Identify? [View all] Wolf Frankula Jan 2018 OP

I only recognize the second one, Sidney Carton's final lines Glorfindel Jan 2018 #1

I just finished rereading that Doyle story. dchill Jan 2018 #3

"Darling," it said. dchill Jan 2018 #2

Stephen King's "Pet Sematary" - maybe the scariest last line ever! Glorfindel Jan 2018 #4

That's why I remember it. dchill Jan 2018 #5

Here's a good one, too long for a post title. longship Jan 2018 #6

"The Haunting of Hill House"? Just a guess. I read it long ago. Glorfindel Jan 2018 #11

The 1963 Robert Wise production "The Haunting"!!! longship Feb 2018 #15

After all, tomorrow is another day lunasun Jan 2018 #7

The first one is from "Gone with the Wind" (optimistic Miss Scarlett!) Glorfindel Jan 2018 #10

yes correct + the other is the last line of Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut lunasun Jan 2018 #12

"Well, I'm back", he said. First Speaker Jan 2018 #8

"The Return of the King" Glorfindel Jan 2018 #9

For some reason, I find that line about the most moving thing... First Speaker Feb 2018 #14

"Then he began to manipulate the driving levers, using his four agile hands ..." sl8 Jan 2018 #13

The Answers are Wolf Frankula Feb 2018 #16

The title is in the final paragraph. No need to identify. Aristus Feb 2018 #17

The End malthaussen Feb 2018 #18