End 2009 with the 100 Best Last Lines in Literature

The American Book Review specializes in reviews of frequently neglected published works of fiction, poetry, and literary and cultural criticism from small, regional, university, ethnic, avant-garde, and women's presses. ABR is a literary journal that aims to project the sense of engagement that writers themselves feel about what is being published. It is edited and produced by writers for writers and the general public.
While the last line on this sign brings up all sorts of potential storylines, we recently ran across the ABR's collection of the best last lines in literature. Some may bring back memories and others my entice you to read a book you've been meaning to get to. Here are some of their selections:

"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." - Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

"This is the difference between this and that." - Gertrude Stein, A Novel of Thank You

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

"They hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow,Through Eden took their solitary way." - John Milton, Paradise Lost

"So much of life in its meshes! She called in her soul to come and see." –Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

"Yes," I said. "Isn't it pretty to think so?" - Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises

“There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of pinks filled the air.” –Kate Chopin, The Awakening

“Who knows but that, on the lower frequencies, I speak for you?” –Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

Let's end 2009 with a good line. Read the complete list of 100 here or let us your favorite last line from literature! Or hey...if you are feeling creative, tell us the story behind the above sign.