Can You Name the Author From One Line?

A great writer can capture the heart of a story — or an entire era — in just one unforgettable sentence. Think you know your classic and modern authors? In this quiz, you’ll see a single line from a famous book and try to match it to the author who wrote it. Some lines are iconic, others might surprise you! Whether you’re a lifelong bookworm or a casual reader, this is a fun way to test your literary knowledge. Let’s see how well you know the voices behind the words!
No. 1 /5
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

Charles Dickens
Leo Tolstoy
Jane Austen
Mark Twain
No. 2 /5
"Call me Ishmael."

Herman Melville
Jules Verne
Robert Louis Stevenson
Ernest Hemingway
No. 3 /5
"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."

George Orwell
Aldous Huxley
J.K. Rowling
Harper Lee
No. 4 /5
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
William Faulkner
Virginia Woolf
No. 5 /5
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."

J.K. Rowling
Philip Pullman
C.S. Lewis
Rick Riordan
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