Favorite First Lines

"Lymond is back." Dorothy Dunnet: The Game of Kings
My father walked beside me to give me courage. Susan Vreeland: The Passion of Artemisia
There are some men who enter a woman's life and screw it up forever. Janet Evanovich: One For the Money
The hacker broke into the Vatican system eleven minutes before midnight. Arturo Perez Reverte: The Seville Communion
"I want to show you the grave," the sheriff said. Sharyn McCrumb: The Ballad of Frankie Silver