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F.Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby

First: In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.

Last: So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

Evelyn Waugh. Brideshead Revisited

First: When I reached C Company lines, which were at the top of the hill, I paused and looked back at the camp, just coming into full view below me through the grey mist of early morning.

Last: "You're looking unusually cheerful today," said the second-in-command.

Margaret Mitchell. Gone with the Wind

First: Scarlett O’Hara was not beautiful, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm as the Tarleton twins were.

Last: After all, tomorrow is another day.

Khaled Hosseini. The Kite Runner

First: I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975.

Last: I ran.

Joseph Heller. Catch-22

First: It was love at first sight.

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