A new first line of current book

[chesilbeach]

Bang on 8 a.m., the car alarm that had been shrieking all night finally stopped.

 

Pastures Nouveaux by Wendy Holden

[Purple Princess]

After the van had been loaded and sent on its way I took off all my clothes and kicked the sofa I was about to abandon.

 

A Kind of Intimacy ~ Jenn Ashworth

[chesilbeach]

One village post office in Austria is much like another: seen one and you've seen them all.

 

The Post Office Girl by Stefan Zweig

[joe]

I talk to the island. Emotional Geology by Linda Gillard

[Lucybird]

Things break all the time

 

Handle with Care- Jodi Picoult

[bethany725]

Mrs. Rachel Lynde lived just where the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow, fringed with alders and ladies' eardrops and traversed by a brook that had its source away back in the woods of the old Cuthbert place; it was reputed to be an intricate, headlong brook in its earlier course through those woods, with dark secrets of pool and cascade; but by the time it reached Lynde's Hollow it was a quiet, well-conducted little stream, for not even a brook could run past Mrs. Rachel Lynde's door without due regard for decency and decorum; it probably was conscious that Mrs. Rachel was sitting at her window, keeping a sharp eye on everything that passed, from brooks and children up, and that if she noticed anything odd or out of place she would never rest until she had ferreted out the whys and wherefores thereof.

 

-Anne of Green Gables; L.M. Montgomery

 

What a sentence!!!!

[Weave]

That is quite the opening sentence Bethany

 

'First of all, it was October, a rare month for boys' ~ 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' by Ray Bradbury

[Purple Princess]

All our attempts at subterfuge had been in vain.

 

Eclipse ~ Stephenie Meyer

[Charm]

When Edward Carney said goodbye to his wife, Percey, he never thought it would be the last time he'd see her.

 

The Coffin Dancer ~by~ Jeffrey Deaver

Edited June 1, 2009 by Charm

[rosegarden]

On the first day of May 1911 temperatures throughout England began to rise, and everyone agreed that the world was becoming exceedingly beautiful.

 

The Perfect Summer: Dancing into Shadow in 1911 by Juliet Nicolson

 

Carole

[lexiepiper]

I found the note taped to my door when I got home from work.

 

Charlaine Harris ~ Dead To The World

[sadya]

Mrs. Rachel Lynde lived just where the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow, fringed with alders and ladies' eardrops and traversed by a brook that had its source away back in the woods of the old Cuthbert place; it was reputed to be an intricate, headlong brook in its earlier course through those woods, with dark secrets of pool and cascade; but by the time it reached Lynde's Hollow it was a quiet, well-conducted little stream, for not even a brook could run past Mrs. Rachel Lynde's door without due regard for decency and decorum; it probably was conscious that Mrs. Rachel was sitting at her window, keeping a sharp eye on everything that passed, from brooks and children up, and that if she noticed anything odd or out of place she would never rest until she had ferreted out the whys and wherefores thereof.

 

-Anne of Green Gables; L.M. Montgomery

 

What a sentence!!!!

 

Love it! I'm surprised that nobody has posted the first sentence of Prousts book yet.

 

I remember watching the tv films of 'Anne of Green Gables' as a teenager. I recently found them again on YouTube. When I read the comments, I found out it was a book adaption. One day I'm going to read the books. If I ever can get through all the books I yet have to/want to read. Have you seen the films? Do you like the books better? People on YouTube commented that the last movie was too different from the book.

Edited May 16, 2009 by sadya

[lexiepiper]

 

I knew my brother would turn into a panther before he did.

 

 

Charlaine Harris ~ Dead As A Doornail

 

(Covered for those that are going to be reading this soon)

[Charm]

Nice thought Lexie, unfortunately I can't resist spoilers ..

[lexiepiper]

Hahah, Charm that's naughty! It was a huge plot point, that's why I covered it!

 

I was draped over the arm of one of the most beautiful men I'd ever seen, and he was staring into my eyes.

Charlaine Harris - Definitely Dead

[SueK]

'I'm inclined to think -' said I

 

Valley of Fear ~ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

[chesilbeach]

The viper glided down the riverbank and placed its sleek head on the water, and Torak stopped a few paces away to let it drink.

 

Outcast - Michelle Paver

[Kreader]

Azoth squatted in the alley, cold mud squishing through his bare toes.

 

The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks, book one of The Night Angel Triology.

 

 

I knew there was evil in the world.

 

The Trouble With Demons by Lisa Shearin.

[chesilbeach]

I fly in my sleep every night.

 

The Earth Hums in B Flat - Mari Strachan

[lexiepiper]

The Shreveport vampire bar would be opening late tonight.

 

Charlaine Harris ~ All Together Dead

[paperplane]

The first I heard of the beach was in Bangkok, on the Khao San road.

 

Forgot to add: 'The Beach' by Alex Garland

Edited May 19, 2009 by paperplane

[frankie]

"Kuu." (in English: "The Moon")

 

Jeff Lindsay: Darkly Dreaming Dexter

[Heather]

He GRIPPED THE STEERING WHEEL LOOSELY AS AS THE CAR, ITS lights out, drifted slowly to a stop.

 

(Copied exactly as printed in book)

 

Absoloute Power~David Baldacci

[lexiepiper]

“Caucasian vampires should never wear white,” the television announcer intoned.

 

Charlaine Harris - Dead and Gone

[Ben]

Twilight was gathering, and Orpheus still wasn't here.

 

Inkspell (The Second Book in the Inkheart Trilogy) - Cornelia Funke.