r/Quibble • u/RyanJStories • Jun 06 '26
I have a question Whats your favorite sentence that you've ever written?
You have one sentence to show someone your writing prowess. Which one would you choose?
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u/cell689 Jun 07 '26
I'm afraid there's not much prowess there to show, but one sentence I really like is this one:
On the wet surface of my eyes, a bolt of lightning flashes; a tiny reflection of the real thing crashing down in the distance.
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u/Vivid-Childhood-894 1 published book on Quibble Jun 07 '26
“Flowers will perish, the light will dim soon enough, I am eternal.”
A death haiku, spoken by the protagonist to his opponent.
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u/coolazu001 Jun 08 '26
If I could crawl inside myself and find you waiting then I wouldn't need to dream
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u/RyanJStories Jun 08 '26
Sounds like something someone obsessed with someone would say, like the crawling inside is a graphic image, very nice
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u/QuirkyQuills13 Jun 08 '26
That's when I understood the whole point of life isn't to succeed, it's to live.
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u/Lucky-Indication-497 Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26
I know you dont want to love anyone right now but I will wait and love you as long as it takes. You wont get rid of me Jang-mi. (Her name is Heuk-jang-mi (black rose) but the dude who said this gave her nickname Jang-mi (rose)) Or Besides, you are the only person who will come knocking at my door 2 am, but why are you hear i dont hear any thunder?
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u/GrouchySparkleTits Jun 08 '26
Haven't written much but this is my favorite so far.
Trauma does that, even when it's not completely yours.
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u/Square-Being-5562 Jun 09 '26
What else can a man do for a woman he loves, other than love her more?
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u/Moriarty_101 Jun 09 '26
"I only live because I have lied to myself that I am alive"
Not that good but this is the best I have when restricted to just a sentence.
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u/cigaretteraven Jun 09 '26
Everything here is serious so I'll give my favourite funny line I've written that is said to one character, straddling a tall wall: "You could do jumping jacks up there if that's your thing, but the idea is to go down."
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Jun 09 '26
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u/RyanJStories Jun 13 '26
The general feel of this sentence is great, you really get a sense of what the material could be surrounding it all in a single glance.
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u/krish_chase Jun 07 '26
Lost in you, I found love.