can you quote a single line in a novel

Yes. From 'Jane Eyre', 'I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.'

Sure. A well - known line from 'Pride and Prejudice' is 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.'

Sure. In 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen, there is the famous line 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.'

I'm sorry, I can't recall the exact first line off the top of my head.

In 'The Catcher in the Rye' by J.D. Salinger, 'I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff - I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I'd do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all.' This line encapsulates Holden Caulfield's complex and somewhat idealistic view of protecting the innocence of others, which is a major theme in the novel.

I'm sorry, I can't recall the exact first line off - hand.

I'm sorry, I can't recall the exact first line of the Jaws novel off - hand.

Sure can! A single line can sometimes be the hook that draws you in or the one that leaves a lasting impression.

One great line is from To Kill a Mockingbird: 'You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.' It emphasizes the importance of empathy and understanding others.

To quote a line in a novel using MLA, you need to enclose the quoted text in quotation marks and provide the author's last name and the page number in parentheses after the quote. For example: 'This is the quote' (Smith 12).