Happy families are all alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. (Anna Karenina)
“Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,” grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. Little Women.
4 . It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. * - A Tale of Two Cities*
Granted only the first part is ever quoted. It is one monster sentence.
Happy families are all alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. (Anna Karenina)
“Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,” grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. Little Women.
4 . It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. * - A Tale of Two Cities*
When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. To Kill a Mockingbird
Happy families are all alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. (Anna Karenina)
“Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,” grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. Little Women.
4 . It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. * - A Tale of Two Cities*
When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. To Kill a Mockingbird
The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. Neuromancer
Happy families are all alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. (Anna Karenina)
“Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,” grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. Little Women.
4 . It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. * - A Tale of Two Cities*
When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. To Kill a Mockingbird
The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. Neuromancer
It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain, he fell madly in love with him. Catch-22
Happy families are all alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. (Anna Karenina)
“Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,” grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. Little Women.
4 . It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. - A Tale of Two Cities
When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. To Kill a Mockingbird
The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. Neuromancer
It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain, he fell madly in love with him. Catch-22
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” (Pride and Prejudice)
Happy families are all alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. (Anna Karenina)
“Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,” grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. Little Women.
4 . It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. - A Tale of Two Cities
When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. To Kill a Mockingbird
The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. Neuromancer
It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain, he fell madly in love with him. Catch-22
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” (Pride and Prejudice)
It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents, except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the house-tops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness. (Bulwer-Lytton’s Paul Clifford, 1830. The book’s not famous but the first part of the line is.)
Happy families are all alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. (Anna Karenina)
“Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,” grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. Little Women.
4 . It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. - A Tale of Two Cities
When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. To Kill a Mockingbird
The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. Neuromancer
It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain, he fell madly in love with him. Catch-22
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” (Pride and Prejudice)
It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents, except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the house-tops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness. (Bulwer-Lytton’s Paul Clifford, 1830. The book’s not famous but the first part of the line is.)
Mother died today, or maybe it was yesterday. (Camus’ The Stranger)
Happy families are all alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. (Anna Karenina)
“Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,” grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. Little Women.
4 . It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. - A Tale of Two Cities
When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. To Kill a Mockingbird
The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. Neuromancer
It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain, he fell madly in love with him. Catch-22
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” (Pride and Prejudice)
It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents, except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the house-tops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness. (Bulwer-Lytton’s Paul Clifford, 1830. The book’s not famous but the first part of the line is.)
Mother died today, or maybe it was yesterday. (Camus’ The Stranger)
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. (1984)
Happy families are all alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. (Anna Karenina)
“Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,” grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. Little Women.
4 . It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. - A Tale of Two Cities
When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. To Kill a Mockingbird
The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. Neuromancer
It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain, he fell madly in love with him. Catch-22
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” (Pride and Prejudice)
It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents, except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the house-tops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness. (Bulwer-Lytton’s Paul Clifford, 1830. The book’s not famous but the first part of the line is.)
Mother died today, or maybe it was yesterday. (Camus’ The Stranger)
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. (1984)
A screaming comes across the sky. (Gravity’s Rainbow)
Happy families are all alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. (Anna Karenina)
“Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,” grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. Little Women.
4 . It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. - A Tale of Two Cities
When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. To Kill a Mockingbird
The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. Neuromancer
It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain, he fell madly in love with him. Catch-22
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” (Pride and Prejudice)
It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents, except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the house-tops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness. (Bulwer-Lytton’s Paul Clifford, 1830. The book’s not famous but the first part of the line is.)
Mother died today, or maybe it was yesterday. (Camus’ The Stranger)
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. (1984)
A screaming comes across the sky. (Gravity’s Rainbow)
“You don’t know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain’t no matter.” (Huckleberry Finn)
New topic: Famous Last Lines From Movies
"Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. (Casablanca)
“Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” (Casablanca)
“Oh, Auntie Em! There’s no place like home!” (The Wizard of Oz)
“Tomorrow is another day!” (Gone With the Wind)
“Well, nobody’s perfect.” (Some Like It Hot)
“I guess Rosebud is just a… piece in a jigsaw puzzle… a missing piece.” (Citizen Kane)
“You maniacs! You blew it up! Damn you! God damn you all to Hell !!” (Planet of the Apes )
“Oh no, it wasn’t the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast.” (King Kong)
“All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.” (Sunset Blvd.)
“Attaboy, Clarence!” (It’s a Wonderful Life)
“Well, I’ll give him another ten minutes, and then I’m leaving.” (Airplane)
“Yo Adrian! We did it! We did it!” (Rocky)
Soon to be a $20 million Broadway musical, incidentally. (I wonder if it occurred they could sing “Yo Adrian!” to the tune of “O Canada” and not have to pay royalties for that number.)