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What’s Your 1st Impression?
The first lines of a ton of books. Enjoy! Open to submissions.
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The gunman is useless.
The Messenger, by Makes Zusak
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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.
One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel García Márquez
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Do not step foot in my office.
Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
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Once upon a time there were two cities within as city.
A Graveyard for Lunatics, by Ray Bradbury
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It was a pleasure to burn.
Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
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The second cataclysm began in my eleventh life, in 1996.
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, by Claire North
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Captain Crozier comes up on deck to find his ship under attack by celestial ghosts.
The Terror, by Dan Simmons
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Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tide-water dog, strong of muscle with warm, long hair, from Puget Sound to San Diego.
Call of the Wild, by Jack London
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Thea Paris knew the drill.
The Freedom Broker, by KJ Howe
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Beyond the Indian hamlet, beyond a forlorn strand, I happened upon a trail of recent footprints.
Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell
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I often think of what Hendrich said to me, over a century ago, in his New York apartment.
How to Stop Time, by Matt Haig
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It was a warm afternoon in early September when I first met the Illustrated Man.
The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
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This is where the dragons went
Guards! Guards! by Sir Terry Pratchett
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When I was born, the name for what I was did not exist
Circe, by Madeline Miller
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I am seated in an office, surrounded by heads and bodies.
Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace
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