Was asked this in chat today:
(51) j (rh)
klaw-couple weeks ago you answered favorite literary first lines. how bout favorite last lines?
I have to say nothing came to mind right away, but I was reminded of it by the last line of my daughter’s new favorite movie, Mary Poppins, spoken by Bert: “Goodbye, Mary Poppins, don’t stay away too long.”
Anyway, two of my nominees:
Catch-22: The knife came down, missing him by inches, and he took off.
1984: He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother. (Yes, technically two lines.)
So I’ll open the thread to everyone. Need help? I did, and found this list of 100 “best” last lines.