Famous lines from famous literature

Here are some of the finest examples of lines from literature which clearly explain why they are so famous, all curated by the Zonegem review team.

1. And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.

— East of Eden.

2. I miss her, with a never-ending ache that I did not think was possible, that crowds out any other feeling and certainly all my reason, and any good sense.

— We Love You, Charlie Freeman: A Novel.

3. It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.

― The Alchemist.

4. He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking.

–– Anna Karenina.

5. It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.

— To Kill A Mockingbird.

6. Get busy living or get busy dying.

— The Shawshank Redemption.

7. Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at sea as Mr. Patel, and none in the company of an adult Bengal tiger.

–– Life of Pi.

8. He is coming, and I am here.

–– The Time Traveler's Wife.

9. Wilbur never forgot Charlotte. Although he loved her children and grandchildren dearly, none of the new spiders ever quite took her place in his heart.

–– Charlotte’s Web.

10. The old man was dreaming about the lions.

–– The Old Man and the Sea.

11. And the ashes blew towards us with the salt wind from the sea.

–– Rebecca.

12. I know so many last words. But I will never know hers.

–– Looking For Alaska.

13. When the day shall come, that we do part,' he said softly, and turned to look at me, 'if my last words are not ‘I love you’ – ye’ll ken it was because I dinna have time.

–– The Fiery Cross.

14. The knife came down, missing him by inches, and he took off.

–– Catch-22.

15. His body stirs beneath the sheets. He twists his head from one side to the other. His eyes, she sees, are open. Then she feels a pressure on her hand and he speaks his first words for a week. 'Keep going, El,' he says, 'Keep going.' And so she does."

–– The Hand That First Held Mine.

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