Can you give me more examples of best last sentences in novels?
Sure. In 'Pride and Prejudice', the last sentence 'Darcy, as well as Elizabeth, really loved them; and they were both ever sensible of the warmest gratitude towards the persons who, by bringing her into Derbyshire, had been the means of uniting them.' This last sentence ties up the love story neatly, showing the happy union of the main characters and their mutual love for their families.
The last sentence of 'The Catcher in the Rye' - 'Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.' It's a rather bittersweet and reflective ending. Holden Caulfield has had a journey full of disillusionment and growth, and this last line gives the sense that he has learned that sharing and connection also come with a price of missing people and things when they're gone.
Can you give me more examples of the best opening sentences in a novel?
Sure. In 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 'In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.' This opening draws the reader in as it implies there's some important advice and that the narrator has been reflecting on it. It gives a personal touch and sets the stage for the story about the narrator's experiences with Gatsby.
Can you give more examples of the best opening sentences to novels?
Sure. 'All children, except one, grow up.' from 'Peter Pan' by J.M. Barrie. This sentence is both sad and mysterious, making the reader wonder why this one child doesn't grow up.
Can you give me more examples of famous last lines in novels?
Sure. In '1984', the last line is 'He loved Big Brother.' This is a very powerful and disturbing ending, showing how the totalitarian regime has completely broken Winston.
Can you give more examples of the best first and last lines in different novels?
Sure. The first line of 'Moby - Dick' by Herman Melville 'Call me Ishmael.' is super simple yet iconic. For the last line, in 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley, 'When the light was gone, there was a gentle, quivering darkness, and the night - breathing of the sleeping horses in their stalls.' It creates a rather haunting image.
Can you give more best opening sentences for novels?
Sure. 'All children, except one, grow up.' This opening of 'Peter Pan' is very engaging. It singles out one child and makes the reader curious about who that child is and why they don't grow up like the others.
Can you give more examples of good closing sentences for stories?
You could also end a story with 'As the last page turned, the characters' lives became a part of the reader's heart, and their story would be told again and again.' This ending emphasizes the connection between the story and the reader. It makes the reader feel like they are an important part of the story's continuation, that they will carry the story with them and perhaps share it with others.
Can you give more examples of good opening sentences for a novel?
Sure. 'The old house stood alone on the hill, its windows like empty eyes staring into the abyss.' This gives a spooky and desolate feeling right from the start. The comparison of the windows to 'empty eyes' is vivid and makes the house seem almost alive in a menacing way.
Can you give more examples of sentences that can be used in horror stories?
Well, how about 'The clock on the wall stopped ticking, and then a cold hand gripped her shoulder from behind.' This combines the sudden malfunction of a common object like a clock with the physical touch of something unknown and cold. Or 'The moon was blood - red, casting an ominous glow over the desolate town, where death seemed to lurk around every corner.' The description of the moon's color and the desolate town creates a very menacing and horror - filled setting.
Can you give more examples of the best ending lines of novels?
The ending line of 'Lord of the Flies' - 'Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.' This line sums up the entire dark journey of the boys on the island. It shows the loss of their initial innocence, the revelation of the evil that can lurk within humans, and the grief for the death of Piggy, which is a very poignant way to end the novel.
Can you give more examples of the best opening lines to novels?
Another good one is 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.' from Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice'. This line not only gives an insight into the society of the time where marriage was a big deal for financial and social reasons but also makes the reader interested in seeing how this idea will play out in the story.