I'm such a nerd.

That I find this brief bit by McSweeney's to border on the brilliant:

LIT 101 CLASS IN THREE LINES OR LESS

1984
WINSTON: Don't tell the Party, but sex is way better than totalitarianism.

EVERYONE: Surprise! We're the Party.

WINSTON: Oh, rats.

The Great Gatsby

NICK: I love being rich and white.

GATSBY: Me, too, but I'd kill for the love of a woman.

DAISY: We can work with that.

More at the link in general.