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Most heartbreaking lines from a book ever...

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iamdivergent · 17/10/2017 10:36

Mine has to be this one...

Then she was pressing her little proud broken self against his face, as close as she could get, and then they died.

I cried so hard the three times I've read the book (I haven't put the name of the book in case of spoilers) - what lines got to you?

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Stpancras · 17/10/2017 10:48

His Dark Materials is packed with them.

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iamdivergent · 17/10/2017 10:48

Oh Grandma that's a sad one

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DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 17/10/2017 10:47

'I love you Mr Tom'- gets me every time.

GrandmaSuckingEggs · 17/10/2017 10:47

"The People in the Trees" by Hanya Yanagihara has a line where they describe the dogs used in experiments.

It goes something like:

"They spent all day sitting, for they were unable to stand, in their cages staring patiently at their paws waiting for the next round of invasions".

I was reading it in the bath and sobbed for about an hour Sad

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iamdivergent · 17/10/2017 10:46

floella no, they were shot

Enid His Dark Materials

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iamdivergent · 17/10/2017 10:45

echt it's just so sad.

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Floellabumbags · 17/10/2017 10:44

What did they die from? Mutual erotic asphyxiation?

EnidNextDoor · 17/10/2017 10:43

What book is it from though?

echt · 17/10/2017 10:39

I clicked on this to make the same post.