2007-09-01 04:32:31 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
"It was a dark and stormy night;
the rain fell in torrents--except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness."
--Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, Paul Clifford (1830)
2007-09-01 04:35:57 · answer #1 · answered by oldsalt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"In the Spring of 1998, six boys called to me from half a century ago on a distant mountain and I went there."
Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley. One of the best books I have ever read, and one that I think every American should read. I'm not American, but if I was I would consider this book to be a national treasure.
2007-09-02 02:23:07 · answer #2 · answered by boojumuk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As I stepped out of the dark movie theater into the bright sun, I had two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.
"The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton
BTW - the book "A Wrinkle in Time" starts out with the line "It was a dark and stormy night" - probably as a joke.
2007-09-01 04:41:06 · answer #3 · answered by dswilborn 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife..
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
2007-09-01 04:44:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold.
2007-09-01 06:30:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Dalmation stood eagerly awaiting as the black and tan collie started to mount her.
2007-09-01 04:37:31 · answer #6 · answered by Toby dog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.
To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee
2007-09-01 04:51:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
" It was a dark and stormy night "
Yeap if I ever find a book that starts out like that I'd read it out of curiosity if not any other reason. LOL
2007-09-01 04:37:21 · answer #8 · answered by Bemo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Billy Pilgrim came unstuck in time
2007-09-01 04:57:34 · answer #9 · answered by Bobuck 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
looks like you're a Stephen King fan... great series the 'Dark Tower' and a great opening... i don't have a favourite opening to any book, but you seem to have great taste!
2007-09-01 04:46:36 · answer #10 · answered by john c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋