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15 autocomplete prompts pulled from famous opening or closing lines

Honestly, I really enjoy these. The format goes: Title: opening line to type into your phone [what my phone finished]

  1. Pride and Prejudice: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be [a little more depending on the iron throne]
  2. The Bell Jar: It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they [were saying it was a great time to be]
  3. Life of Pi: My suffering left me [with your best pun]
  4. Moby-Dick: Call me [once home]
  5. A Tale of Two Cities: It was the best of times, it was [a great time]
  6. Anna Karenina: All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is [a good place to be]
  7. Fahrenheit 451: It was a pleasure to [be here with some friends]
  8. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when [we arrive at the moment unfortunately we were made to turn around in Cannt]
  9. Gravity's Rainbow: A screaming comes across [the ocean for a bit of a good time]
  10. Necromancer: The sky above the port was the color of [the other apartments]
  11. A River Runs Through It: In our family, there was no clear line between religion and [religion and religion and religion]
  12. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say [that our trip was to be a little bit ago]
  13. The Graveyard Book: There was a hand in the darkness, and [the department of the other apartments on the ground floor]
  14. Girl at War: The war in Zagreb began over [the counter pain meds you can get]
  15. The Secret History: The snow in the mountains was melting and [the department of the other apartments ont he ground floor of the house was a great time]
(Prompt by me)

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