I read last night, in Bram Stoker's Dracula:
Jonathan Harker's journal (just as he was setting out to do a bit of vampire slaughtering)..."We were prepared for some unpleasantness"
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Literary Understatements
Gandalf turned to Frodo & said "All you have to do is throw a Ring in a volcano, shouldn't take too long"
Lenny really likes the rabbits.
I'm not crazy!' catch 22.
'I'll just have a relaxing shower' ' PHSYCHO'
Citizen Kane.
"Rosebud...."
You're a millionaire FFS buy another sledge, get over it!"
'Jaws' 'mummy I'm going for a swim, water's great!'
I think only a couple of these have strictly been understatements...
Quote: Griff @ April 25 2011, 12:29 AM BSTAlso are we looking for examples of great understatements in literature, or writing our own?
Sorry about that!
It was late in the evening.
'Wuthering Hights',' These windows need attention!'
'It's ok,... 'I thought I heard a noise upstairs?'. Jane Eyre.
"This child is a little malleable isn't he?!"
V.Hugo 'Notre Dame de Paris
Having some "me time" in the attic. - The Diary Of Anne Frank.
I was thinking about existing literary understatements...but never mind...let's make some more up...
..."I'm worried about the house getting repossessed" - George - The Amityville Horror
'I have indigestion!' Alien
Quote: dellas @ April 29 2011, 8:31 PM BST'I have indigestion!' Alien
'I hate bacon anyway' HAMlet
Quote: dellas @ April 30 2011, 2:39 PM BST'I hate bacon anyway' HAMlet
'Is it because I's black?' Othello
The Exorcist: Regan turned her head...