tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post2280184288352111115..comments2024-03-28T16:21:30.329-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): The Last Linepattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-25253832982569075492015-03-10T23:44:25.860-04:002015-03-10T23:44:25.860-04:00Have you read them all?Have you read them all?Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-50703902205071632842015-03-10T14:42:23.101-04:002015-03-10T14:42:23.101-04:00Some gems here. Some gems here. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-38749180181424424242015-03-10T13:16:50.999-04:002015-03-10T13:16:50.999-04:00THE LONG GOODBYE has some very moving lines.
The ...THE LONG GOODBYE has some very moving lines.<br /><br />The last line that always has me teary-eyed is from Graham Greene's THE QUIET AMERICAN:<br /><br />“Everything had gone right with me since he had died, but how I wished there existed someone to whom I could say that I was sorry.”<br /><br />neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-4389594012970919172015-03-10T12:53:04.121-04:002015-03-10T12:53:04.121-04:00"He could feel his heart beating against the ..."He could feel his heart beating against the soft pine needle floor of the forest."<br /><br />Probably not exact, but that's from FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS. Along with Gatsby, it's one of my favorites.Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-84401825258775494722015-03-10T04:21:51.382-04:002015-03-10T04:21:51.382-04:00Apologies, that was a bit rushed - that was from a...Apologies, that was a bit rushed - that was from a jokey article about the book by John Crace I meant to link to (http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/feb/28/the-sheltering-sky-paul-bowles)<br /><br />The actual line goes: "the car, still loaded with people, made a wide U-turn and stopped; it was the end of the line"<br /><br />Is this one included on the website? Ah well, it's always stuck with me though I enjoy people making fun of it. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00819072625907181179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-68412106022585510232015-03-10T04:16:13.460-04:002015-03-10T04:16:13.460-04:00I would have to go with Paul Bowles' THE SHELT...I would have to go with Paul Bowles' THE SHELTERING SKY: "Tunner reluctantly appeared to take her home. Her face contorted. It was the end of the line."Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00819072625907181179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-23519488293452737872015-03-09T22:07:05.179-04:002015-03-09T22:07:05.179-04:00"For there she was." Mrs. Dalloway"For there she was." Mrs. DallowayR.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-51381338071201409492015-03-09T16:09:13.517-04:002015-03-09T16:09:13.517-04:00I suppose the last line of TALE OF TWO CITIES is t...I suppose the last line of TALE OF TWO CITIES is too much of a cliche?Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-73778012259424345122015-03-09T13:39:36.283-04:002015-03-09T13:39:36.283-04:00As for last lines, I like Nightmare Alley.As for last lines, I like Nightmare Alley.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-29029927522314438872015-03-09T13:37:47.773-04:002015-03-09T13:37:47.773-04:00This Brubaker a-hole has been spamming my blog, to...This Brubaker a-hole has been spamming my blog, too. What a pathetic punk.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-8937671713843478862015-03-09T11:49:33.434-04:002015-03-09T11:49:33.434-04:00So now I have to look up those lines because all y...So now I have to look up those lines because all you smarty-pants mention the book but not the last line? Swell. Now that I'm finished whining I'll say I can't think of any last lines that were memorable. But then I'm not awake yet...need coffee.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-36230014429812203442015-03-09T11:03:34.743-04:002015-03-09T11:03:34.743-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Tony Brubakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-68015030135039347802015-03-09T10:58:56.382-04:002015-03-09T10:58:56.382-04:00I, THE JURY and Gatsby for certain. I'm also f...I, THE JURY and Gatsby for certain. I'm also fond of the ending in Damon Knight's "To Serve Man" and Richard Matheson's SOMEONE IS BLEEDING.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-67583401523580299512015-03-09T09:58:08.504-04:002015-03-09T09:58:08.504-04:00Yes to GATSBY. Also THE SUN ALSO RISES and HUCKLE...Yes to GATSBY. Also THE SUN ALSO RISES and HUCKLEBERRY FINN.<br /><br />Jeff M.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-19483943671619892982015-03-09T09:30:23.811-04:002015-03-09T09:30:23.811-04:00I'd have to do some research on this. My favor...I'd have to do some research on this. My favorite ending line from my own stuff is: And Death turned away, laughing like hell.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-87887376613180261792015-03-09T08:18:11.393-04:002015-03-09T08:18:11.393-04:00I'm very fond of the last line of I, THE JURY....I'm very fond of the last line of I, THE JURY.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-65794316100496575112015-03-09T08:08:48.639-04:002015-03-09T08:08:48.639-04:00No one will top THE GREAT GATSBY, I think. No one will top THE GREAT GATSBY, I think. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-46077662877874551902015-03-09T08:04:46.739-04:002015-03-09T08:04:46.739-04:00The last line of Agatha Christie's Lord Edgwar...The last line of Agatha Christie's <i>Lord Edgware Dies</i> is excellent I think: <i>Do you think they will put me in Madame Tussaud's</i>? It just works perfectly given that novel. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-56371179107550220732015-03-09T07:37:30.475-04:002015-03-09T07:37:30.475-04:00Patti, thanks very much for letting us know about ...Patti, thanks very much for letting us know about Ron. I was wondering why he was quiet on his blog.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-71510620087321698642015-03-09T06:54:43.927-04:002015-03-09T06:54:43.927-04:00I've always loved the last line of Beckett'...I've always loved the last line of Beckett's Malloy: "It is midnight, it is raining; it is not midnight, it is not raining."<br /><br />And, of course, the last line of The Great Gatsby.Debnoreply@blogger.com