The last lines of a novel are often the most powerful. After you have read several hundred pages, fought off dragons and Dark Lords, witnessed deaths and breakups and excitement and tragedy, the last few words of a story are often what stay with you. I started this feature to highlight some of my favourite last lines and to share them with you, my fellow readers and lovers of words. All of the ones that I am going to feature have impacted me in some way, whether they simply caused me to burst into tears, or they hold a much deeper meaning. I promise there will be no plot-related spoilers! I hope you all enjoy this new feature of mine, and that you’ll take the time to share some of your Famous Last Words with me.
“All was well.”
Why are these last words important to me? Because Harry and the gang have been through so much over the course of the seven book series. They’ve loved and lost so many people, gone through things that I can barely even comprehend. The Harry Potter series is full of fantastic quotes and themes and messages, and it is and always will be my favourite. I love this last line because – finally – they have peace.
“The rest you have to find out for yourself.”
Why are these last words important to me? If I go into too much detail I will spoil the ending for you, but I love this line because life is about adventure and discovery and growing up. You never stop growing as a person, and you never stop changing. You’re always able to discover new things, whether you’re six or seventy six, and, really, it’s all about the journey.
“He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.”
Why are these last words important to me? Atticus.
Yay! New feature! *throws confetti* This is such a super cool idea, Amber! People usually only highlight the first line in a book, and I dont know why I’ve never realised how equally, if not more important the last words are, because they have to be done just right, otherwise you’ll still be hungover, without closure.
You’ve picked some pretty fantastic quotes for the first post! Harry Potter FTW 😀 I haven’t yet read Before I Fall, but it’s on my tbr, and I’m waiting for a relatively quiet time when I can read it in peace and take in everything in it properly. Oh, and I’m so in love with the graphics! <3
All the best with the feature, Amber 😀
New features are awesome, I must admit! And YES, I always see the first line featured (I do this myself a lot in my reviews) but I rarely see people fangirl over last lines. So here I am! Some last lines are terrible. I was looking through my collection and UGH, some were dull and unmemorable. And then there are others that whack you in the chest.
HARRY POTTTERRRRR. Please get to Before I Fall soon, I adore it and you need to set aside an entire day to just read read read.
Hahaha, thanks for the compliment re. the graphics! I am getting rather good at using MS Paint XD
Yay I love this new feature idea 😀 Those last words of HP are amazing. After the emotional onslaught that was the last few books in the series, Harry and co DEFINITELY deserve some peace.
It’s similar to the end of The Return of the King, in a way. Samwise says to Rosie, after Frodo has gone off to the Grey Havens: ‘Well, I’m back’. Because he’s back for good, now that Frodo has gone he has no reason for adventure. He’s with his family for good now 🙂
Thank youuuuu! I do too *flips hair* I’m fabulous.
I haven’t read LOTR yet (I tried when I was younger but agh, it was boring) but that gave me goosebumps. “he’s back for good” Goodbye, I don’t know why I’m getting emotional.
Love this idea – it should be a meme… we should include it in the end of all of our reviews…maybe that would be spolier-y?! We should do SOMETHING with this. I demand a Linky! 🙂
Oohhhh, some sort of Linky would be a good idea! But then I would have to post regularly and have a schedule. I’ll have to think about this some more!
Ahh, these gave me goosebumps!
Mission accomplished!
I think ‘all was well’ is (and always will be) my favorite ending line ever. After everything they went through, they finally got their happy ending. It’s just such a happy and good way to end their story.
YES. It’s one of the only ones that I think about on a regular basis, and I often quote it. Because it’s so perfect for the story!
I love this feature, Amber!
I love the last line of Harry Potter because of whatever you said about it. They truly deserved an ‘All was well.’
And I love the last line of To Kill a Mockingbird because, like you said, Atticus Finch.
Thanks Sana! I love it too, and I can’t wait to share more of my favourite last lines. A lot of books have impacted me! ATTICUS IS MY PRECIOUS PRINCE <33
Woot woot! Please do more of these! Sadly, I haven’t read any of the books on here. :'( Not even Harry Potter. D: But I completely understand why you love these last words. ‘All is well’ is the perfect way to end it all. They’ve definitely all been through so much!
I shall! I loved creating this post so I’ll definitely be doing more. Why haven’t you read Harry Potter yet? WHY?! All is well was the best ending ever ;___;
AWESOME feature idea!!! Love this so much. And all of these are so good 🙂 While I wasn’t a HUGE fan of the ending of the Delirium series, I do remember really liking that last line.