hooks a reader into reading
more, the last line determines how they will feel when they’ve finished. The protagonist
has healed their wound, they’ve run their race and grown as a result. Mostly,
we remember first lines and rarely, do we remember last lines. But we do
remember how we feel when we finish. And sometimes, if the story is so
compelling and we are overwhelmed by the emotions the story raised in us, we
just might read that book again instantly.
Here's a famous one: “Tomorrow, I’ll think of some way to
get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day.” From Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
‘It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever
done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.’ A Tale
of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
This month, the Princesses bring you last lines.
