Gone With The Wind LITE(tm)
-- by Margaret Mitchell

A woman only likes men she can't have and the South gets trashed.

Gift of the Magi LITE(tm)
-- by O. Henry

A husband and wife forget to register their gift preferences.

The Old Man and the Sea LITE(tm)
-- by Ernest Hemingway

An old man goes fishing, but doesn't have much luck.

Diary of a Young Girl LITE(tm)
-- by Anne Frank

A young girl hides in an attic but is discovered.
The smallest worm will turn being trodden on.
-- William Shakespeare, "Henry VI"
'I knew the two of you would get along like a house on fire.' Screams, flames, people running for safety...
(Pyramids)
'Twould be
More fun
To go by air
If we could put
These signs up there
Burma-Shave (1945)
Homer: Hey, Flanders, it's no use praying. I already did the same thing,
and we can't both win.

Flanders:
Actually, Simpson, we were praying that no one gets hurt.

Dead Putting Society