Last Lines
Readers have long admired the first sentences of novels. But
what about the last lines?
Most readers remember the first line of Moby Dick (“Call me Ishmael.”) How many recall the last line? (“It
was the devious-cruising Rachel that, in her retracing search after her missing
children, only found another orphan.”)
Are last lines important? Are
what about the last lines?
Most readers remember the first line of Moby Dick (“Call me Ishmael.”) How many recall the last line? (“It
was the devious-cruising Rachel that, in her retracing search after her missing
children, only found another orphan.”)
Are last lines important? Are
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