Language is powerful. Most of what we say and write is gone as soon as it is spoken, but some thoughts and sentences endure. In one of my writers groups, we're discussing favorite lines and I've seen that different lines are appreciated and remembered for different reasons. Some are silly, some poignant, some superbly crafted. Here are a few of my favorite lines.
Favorite Book Opening
I had a farm in Africa at the foot of the Ngong Hills... There was no fat on it and no luxuriance anywhere; it was Africa distilled up through six thousand feet, like the strong and refined essence of a continent.
-Karen Blixen, Out of Africa
Favorite Movie Line
Maywidge. Maywidge is what bwings us togevuh. Wuv. Twoo wuv.
-The Princess Bride
Favorite Bit of Poetry
Two roads diverged in a narrow wood and I- I chose the one less traveled by.
-Robert Frost, The Road Less Traveled
Favorite Lame Pick Up Line
Wouldn't we look cute on a wedding cake together?
Favorite Moral to the Story
Hare today, goon tomorrow.
-Little Bunny Fufu
Favorite French Tongue Twister
Un vert ver va vers un vert verre.
Favorite Line My Mother Used to Say
Just wait and see. Some day you'll like salmon.
What are some of your favorites? Feel free to make up your own categories. Favorite excuse for not doing your homework? Favorite commericial jingle? Favorite one-liner?
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