Friday, September 13, 2013

Famous Lines From Famous Books

Famous first line:
"Of all the things that drive men to sea, the most common disaster, I've come to learn, is women." -Charles Johnson (1948-present)
Middle Passage (1990) Follows the story of a freed slave on the run from a man who claims he owes money to, set in 1830, and deals with illegal slave trading.
Also known for The Color Purple and Dreamer

Famous last line:
"He was soon borne away by the waves and lost in darkness and distance."
-Mary Shelley (1797-1851)
Frankenstein (1818) A scientist creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.
Also known for The Last Man and Perkin Warbeck

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