First Line In Book Quotes

“That you should not be here when something we've both wanted happens is no new thing for me. Today too, as always, you're not here.”
― Sachin Kundalkar, Cobalt Blue

“Feathers fell from the sky. Like black snow, they drifted onto an old city called Bath.”
― Stefan Bachmann, The Peculiar

“The binoculars in my hands were stolen.”
― Kyoko M., The Starlight Contingency

“There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.”
― CS Lewis

“When I think of my wife, I always think of her head.”
― Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl

“My watch buzzed and told me I had ten minutes left to live. I turned my wrist to glance at it. Yep. This sucks.

J.M. Friedman. Succubus in Seattle (Kindle Locations 28-29).”
― J.M. Friedman, Succubus in Seattle

“If you aren’t paying attention, it’s easy to miss when love changes. Sometimes it’s gradual—unravelling slowly like a ball of yarn rolled across the floor. Other times it’s lightning fast, triggered by something so powerful it cannot be quieted or undone.”
― Kelly Duran, Can't Take it Back

“Whether a gastronomic tour of Italy, an elegant meal at the home of an Italian acquaintance, or "cooking Italian" back in one's own kitchen, the prospect is mouth-watering.”
― Claudia Piras, Culinaria Italy

“The villagers marked the time in two ways: before the swamp and after. What came before was good. And all that came after was not.”
― Melanie Crowder

“The water began to run out.”
― Jonathan Heatt, AnonMan

“The first line of a novel is the pinhead upon which the great structure will stand or fall.”
― Stewart Stafford

“Nigel narrowed his eyes to a thin slit. As an old drunk slouched in a chair, he drew as little notice as the broom propped in the corner. He leaned back his head, and the wall pushed his tweed cap down his brow.”
― L.H. Leonard

“if you so much as move a eyelash, Barkley, I'm going to blow your guts all over this country-side!”
― Lee Gramling, Ghosts of the Green Swamp

“Under the glow of a gas street lamp, Marietta Reid stood in an empty lane, looking up at her future: a bakery.”
― Eri Leigh, A Queen's Game

“I haven't always been a pain in the ass.”
― Richard Plourde, Back to You...: The Astonishing Fate of John Fisher

“Some sounds can be both triggering and exciting at the same time.
For Lorelei, that was the sound of her email notification.”
― Laney Williams, His #1 Fan