Fave opening lines of books

[Demoncrat]

"It began as a mistake"
Charles Bukowski 'Post Office'

[bleakshaun]

"We should start back," Gared urged as the woods began to grow dark around them.

A Game of Thrones

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[Prince_Vajda]

"So intent was Frank upon solving the puzzle of Lemarchand's box
that he didn't hear the great bell begin to ring."

The Hellbound Heart, Clive Barker

[bleakshaun]

"Solving the following riddle will reveal the awful secret behind the universe, assuming you do not go utterly mad in the attempt."
John Dies at the End - David Wong

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[MrBarlow]

He came out of the shadow beside the closed arcade and shambled towards Tanya. Funland by Richard Laymon

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The End

I always read the last page first.

[MrBarlow]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

The End

I always read the last page first.

Isn't that a bit of a spoiler Dem?

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by MrBarlow

Isn't that a bit of a spoiler Dem?

Not really. I was just being a clever clogs with that post.

[Demoncrat]

"I was working the hole with the Sailor and we did not bad fifteen cents on average night boosting the afternoons and short timing the dawn we made out from the land of the free but I was running out of veins .... "

WS Burroughs - The Soft Machine.

[MrBarlow]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Not really. I was just being a clever clogs with that post.

Suppose The End is better than To Be Continued or knowing the book is left at a cliffhanger