/lit/ - Literature

it did not wow me but i thought his Story Of My Life was great.

"Therefore I will be quiet, comforted I am dust."

"His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead."

"The oldest hath borne most: we that are young/Shall never see so much, nor live so long."

"The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the tranquil waterway leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed sombre under an overcast sky--seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness."

"'Well? Shall we go?' 'Yes, let's go.' They do not move."

"For there she was."

"A lonely man folds his hands and says, 'May God have mercy on your poor soul, my friend, my fatherland."

"The waves broke on the shore."

"...and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes."

"Oedipa settled back, to await the crying of lot 49."

"It was done; it was finished. Yes, she thought, laying down her brush in extreme fatigue, I have had my vision."

"Well, well, let's get on with it..."

"...I had only to wish that there be a large crowd of spectators the day of my execution and that they greet me with cries of hate."

"'Yes,' I said. 'Isn't pretty to think so?'"

"The broken flower drooped over Ben's fist and his eyes were empty and blue and serene again as cornice and facade flowed smoothly once more from left to right, post and tree, window and doorway and signboard each in its ordered place."

"..you must go on, I can't go on, I'll go on."

"Virtue will take up arms against fury, and make the battle short, because the ancient valor in Italian hearts is not yet dead." (from Petrarch)

"Good, great and joyous, beautiful and free; this is alone Life, Joy, Empire, and Victory."

"We have lingered in the chambers of the sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown, till human voices wake us, and we drown."

"For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo."

"I lingered round them, under that benign sky; watched the moths fluttering among the heath, and hare-bells; listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass; and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth."

"...it was if the shame of it must outlive him."

"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

"We're free and clear. We're free. We're free...We're free..."

"...It's not that way, it's over here!"

>>2684365

>I didn't like the ending which made me wonder if I like any book's ending. Couldn't think of any.

go die.

>>2684733
An novel ending does not equal a final sentence.

Maybe you should have thought about that instead of trying to show off. Time to retire that tripfag name.

>>2684732
>so many feels
Thanks for dumping all those.

>>2684762

and it wasn't implicit that these were general endings that i enjoyed?

holy fuck the stupidity of people these days is absolutely awe-inspiring. it's like making the shittiest, OBVIOUSLY pointless criticisms--"oh you just posted lines lol lol lol" somehow helps your position.

you should die too

>>2685423
Fuck off fag, no. If you weren't such an affected, cryptic, mysterious poser, then maybe people would understand what you're trying to say, fucking idiot. Hopefully for you your phase won't last. Either way, more lolz whenever you post.

>>2685443

man 1: "i've never read a good ending"
man 2: (provides list of good endings)
man 3: calls man 2 "affected, cryptic, mysterious." says man 2 is unclear. clearly does not know what affected, cryptic or mysterious means.

for instance, according to merriam-webster, and barring its religious connotation, the two uses of the word "mysterious" either convey a positive relation "not understood" or "beyond understanding" (which is not to necessarily imply a fault on the cause, but rather an error in its reception), or "a profound, inexplicable or secretive quality or character." i suppose i should say "thanks for compliment" despite your clear attempt to fling an insult, so i'll combine them: thanks for being the world's #1 retard. that clear enough for you?

mfw man 3 is an idiot by sheer structural obviousness.

>>2685574
You can't be that stupid! Ha ha. So much wrong with you.. I'd tell you but it would go over your head, 'cause you'd be busy flicking through your dictionary, trying to make 'sense' of what I said. Actually, I'll make it easy for you: you're a pretentious nerd.