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The final sentence.
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the-final-sentence · 4 hours ago
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'The bad news,' said Todd, 'is that you are scheduled to pitch tomorrow.'
Alvin Schwartz, from "The Bad News"
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the-final-sentence · 11 hours ago
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Here is beauty that would make even Durga Devi weep.
Rajani LaRocca, from "When Durga Devil Weeps"
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the-final-sentence · 1 day ago
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And the ghost, he went–BAA-A-A!
Alvin Schwartz, from "The Church"
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the-final-sentence · 1 day ago
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Her eyes looked into his eyes–and she vanished.
Alvin Schwartz, from "Hello, Kate!"
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the-final-sentence · 2 days ago
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And he ran for his car.
Alvin Schwartz, from "No, Thanks"
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the-final-sentence · 2 days ago
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Maria Tallchief persisted, and–no matter what your dream is–you should too.
Christine Day, from She Persisted: Maria Tallchief
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the-final-sentence · 3 days ago
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'But people like us don't believe in that sort of thing, do we?'
Alvin Schwartz, from "Such Things Happen"
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the-final-sentence · 3 days ago
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And when that happens, the game is over.
Alvin Schwartz, from "A Ghost in the Mirror"
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the-final-sentence · 4 days ago
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In her hair was the Christmas tinsel he had given her.
Alvin Schwartz, from "The Wreck"
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the-final-sentence · 4 days ago
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While Daisy walked home, the thief bled to death.
Alvin Schwartz, from "Rings on Her Fingers"
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the-final-sentence · 5 days ago
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On the back, he's written two words: Your turn.
James Brandon, from Ziggy, Stardust and Me
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the-final-sentence · 5 days ago
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And, as we'd say in Texas, get back up on that horse and ride to see another day.
Wendy Davis, from "The Win That Comes from Losing"
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the-final-sentence · 6 days ago
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And for me, that was faith in the five brave, loyal people by my side.
Alison Goodman, from The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin
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the-final-sentence · 6 days ago
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I must look into it one last time, I must!
Valery Bryusov, from "In the Mirror"
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the-final-sentence · 6 days ago
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Out poured a swarm of tiny spiders from the eggs their mother had laid in her cheek.
Alvin Schwartz, from "The Red Spot"
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the-final-sentence · 7 days ago
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'If he was a ghost that came back, that's what he was–if there be things like ghosts.'
Alvin Schwartz, from "Somebody Fell from Aloft"
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the-final-sentence · 7 days ago
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There was work to be done.
Uzma Jalaluddin, from Detective Aunty
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