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re: Recommend a book by its first sentence
Posted on 12/5/15 at 3:49 pm to Mars duMorgue
Posted on 12/5/15 at 3:49 pm to Mars duMorgue
“The man in Black fled across the Desert, and the Gunslinger followed.” The Gunslinger -- Stephen King
It is also the last line in the Dark Tower series.
It is also the last line in the Dark Tower series.
This post was edited on 12/5/15 at 3:54 pm
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Posted on 12/5/15 at 3:52 pm to Mars duMorgue
"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."
George Orwell - 1984
George Orwell - 1984
This post was edited on 12/5/15 at 10:19 pm
Posted on 12/5/15 at 3:55 pm to Mars duMorgue
He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish.
Posted on 12/5/15 at 3:56 pm to SG_Geaux
See the child.
This post was edited on 12/5/15 at 3:59 pm
Posted on 12/5/15 at 4:00 pm to Mars duMorgue
He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.
Scaramouche
Rafael Sabatini
Scaramouche
Rafael Sabatini
Posted on 12/5/15 at 4:00 pm to Mars duMorgue
Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice.
Posted on 12/5/15 at 4:02 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
quote:
Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice.
Posted on 12/5/15 at 4:10 pm to Mars duMorgue
Martin Cahill was never destined to die in his sleep.
--Paul Williams, The General
--Paul Williams, The General
Posted on 12/5/15 at 4:23 pm to Mars duMorgue
"Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded yellow sun."
-Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
-Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Posted on 12/5/15 at 4:28 pm to FT
quote:
“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed."
I was going to post that.
Posted on 12/5/15 at 4:31 pm to 19
Jacob caressed my nipples as he firmly grabbed my buttocks
- Duck Tales
- Duck Tales
Posted on 12/5/15 at 4:31 pm to Mars duMorgue
"All this happened, more or less.
Posted on 12/5/15 at 4:31 pm to Flair Chops
Hemingway
Posted on 12/5/15 at 4:33 pm to Mars duMorgue
"In relating the circumstances which have led to my confinement within this refuge for the demented, I am aware that my present position will create a natural doubt of the authenticity of my narrative."
The Tomb
HP Lovecraft
The Tomb
HP Lovecraft
Posted on 12/5/15 at 4:53 pm to Mars duMorgue
quote:
Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun
Eta: didnt read entire thread to see that it was posted
This post was edited on 12/5/15 at 4:55 pm
Posted on 12/5/15 at 4:56 pm to SG_Geaux
Maybe a bit spoilery
Posted on 12/5/15 at 5:20 pm to Mars duMorgue
"All happy familes are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."
Tolstoy, "Anna Karenina"
Tolstoy, "Anna Karenina"
This post was edited on 12/5/15 at 5:47 pm
Posted on 12/5/15 at 5:40 pm to Minnesota Tiger
The night before he went to London, Richard Mayhew was not enjoying himself.
Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman
Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman
Posted on 12/5/15 at 6:03 pm to Mars duMorgue
On the island kingdom of Melnibone all the old rituals are still observed, though the nation's power
has waned for five hundred years, and now her way of life is maintained only by her trade with the
Young Kingdoms and the fact that the city of Imrryr has become the meeting place of merchants. - Elric of Melnibone (Michael Moorcock).
It was a pleasure to burn. Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
has waned for five hundred years, and now her way of life is maintained only by her trade with the
Young Kingdoms and the fact that the city of Imrryr has become the meeting place of merchants. - Elric of Melnibone (Michael Moorcock).
It was a pleasure to burn. Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
This post was edited on 12/5/15 at 6:07 pm
Posted on 12/5/15 at 6:08 pm to Mars duMorgue
"Castor" was probably the first and last airborne operation in history in which the leading aircraft contained three generals along with the paratroop pathfinders.
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