Final Sentences and a Link
http://the-final-sentence.tumblr.com/
Perhaps the best part of a book is the final sentence. It brings a story you and the author have built up to a graceful conclusion. It can leave the reader satisfied, as in J.K. Rowling’s “All was well” (Harry Potter). It can give wisdom to readers, as in J.D. Salinger’s “Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody” (The Catcher in the Rye). It can bring up a theme in the book, as in Yann Martel’s “Thank you. And so it goes with God” (Life of Pi). These are few among many purposes of a final sentence, and few among the many reasons why I, personally, enjoy them.
As with most things valuable, meaningful, and able to be organized, someone on the Internet has collected final sentences from a bunch of literary works and put them out for general enjoyment. I came across it on Tumblr and hope you like it as much as I do!
Andrea
Perhaps the best part of a book is the final sentence. It brings a story you and the author have built up to a graceful conclusion. It can leave the reader satisfied, as in J.K. Rowling’s “All was well” (Harry Potter). It can give wisdom to readers, as in J.D. Salinger’s “Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody” (The Catcher in the Rye). It can bring up a theme in the book, as in Yann Martel’s “Thank you. And so it goes with God” (Life of Pi). These are few among many purposes of a final sentence, and few among the many reasons why I, personally, enjoy them.
As with most things valuable, meaningful, and able to be organized, someone on the Internet has collected final sentences from a bunch of literary works and put them out for general enjoyment. I came across it on Tumblr and hope you like it as much as I do!
Andrea
