You may not believe this but I just came here to have that line.
First line of the book I just finished, and first line of the book I just started.
“There are a number of smells one expects to encounter in a dungeon.”
Clockwork Boys, T. Kingfisher
“The first thing they saw when they got into Anuket City was a corpse.”
The Wonder Engine, T. Kingfisher
“Nearly every American above a certain age remembers precisely where they were on September 11, 2001.”
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of September 11, 2001 by Garrett M. Graff
“The river flowing sluggishly under Pont de la Concorde was flat and grey, like worn-out linoleum.”
Century Rain by Alastair Reynolds
The single engaged engine of the empty spherical ore carrier thrummed hollowly through the hull.
The Death of Sleep, by Anne McCaffrey and Jody Lynn Nye
The tall noncom could have stepped straight out of a recruiting poster.
Hell’s Gate, by David Weber and Linda Evans
“These days, you’ve got a lot of options when communicating with teens.”
What Time Is Noon: Hilarious Texts, Ridiculous Feedback, and Not-So-Subtle Advice from Teenagers, edited by Chip Leighton
“She rides out of the forest alone.”
Matrix, a historical novel by Lauren Groff
“John Prine may well be one of the greatest songwriters to ever live.”
Prine on Prine - Interviews and Encounters with John Prine by Holly Gleason
“If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.”
Days of Grace, a memoir by Arthur Ashe with Arnold Rampersad
“Lana Baker was the finest scribe in Aldgate, but it won her little praise.”
High Times in the Low Parliament, a fantasy by Kelly Robson
“On the forty-eighth floor of a glistening tower on the southern tip of Manhattan, Mitch McDeere stood alone in his office and gazed out the window at Battery Park and the busy waters beyond.”
– The Exchange, by John Grisham
“Wall Street is the world’s money market.”
Banking on Death by Emma Lathen
“Depending on which entrance you choose, the American Museum of Natural History looks like a castle the color of dried strawberries, a sun-bleached Roman temple or a spaceship ready to launch out of a glass box.”
The Monster’s Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World, by David K. Randall
“Nine o’clock, a dazzling moon outside the window, a shrill whistle for a werewolf.”
Lethal Prey by John Sandford
“When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.”
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
I once played a game in which you picked ten books was all you could have. Yours was one of them.
For some reason, I’ve never read this book. Seen the movie a couple of times.
It was one of those films that was just like the book. Somewhat condensed but still felt the same. I always like that glimpse of Robert Duvall at the end.
Neither read nor seen it.
The vertical cut in the cliff face only looked razor-thin.
Hell Hath No Fury, by David Weber and Linda Evans
“How much for that pretty kittycat you got there, young lady?”
Catalyst, by Anne MCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
I saw the movie, read the book, and attended a theater performance all within a 5-day-span.
mmm
“In August 1947, John. F. Kennedy traveled to Ireland.”
An Unfinished Life - John F. Kennedy 1917-1963 by Robert Dallek
“I am sitting in front of a bowl, a spoon, a box, and a bottle, and I’m beginning to break out in just a wee bit of a cold sweat.”
Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations, by Alton Brown
“Frank Santora, suited up and sweating in the heat, sits behind his wide, expensive wooden desk, looking up at Ulysses Perez standing in front of him.”
Solar Flare: Solarpunk Stories, edited by Patricia Bray and Joshua Palmatier.
(Note that this sentence is from “Dustbowl Detective”, by David Keener.)