# The best LAST lines from literature

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**Created:** [September 20, 2004, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-last-lines-from-literature/265063 "2004-09-20T00:39:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2004, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-last-lines-from-literature/265063/81 "2004-09-24T11:25:56Z")

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> [@Quercus](#):
>
> I can’t remember the beginning of the sentence, but it ends with  
> “…all quiet on the western front.”
> 
> And since adding any more would be a spoiler, I’ll leave it at that.
> 
> I assume the book it’s from would be obvious.

You make me ashamed that I didn’t think of it. It comes down to the idea that the death of one person is irelevant.

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