First sentence of current book

[Your _A1_bookreader]

" September promised to be a quiet month in Moose County, that summer vacation paradise 400 miles north of everywhere."

The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal by Lilian Jackson Braun

[Redlegs]

Once when I was six years old I saw a magnificent picture in a book, called True Stories from Nature, about the primeval forest.

The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Expury

[Fran]

The irony did not escape Jessica Thomas that she lost the best job she'd ever had because of a diamond.
- The One Plus One by JoJo Moyes

[Redlegs]

I have to wonder whether any of the true highlights of my fortysome years have had to do with food.

Big Brother, Lionel Shriver

[Damy13]

The jittering candlelight brought it back from the dead with a flutter and a blink. it was violet in color, luminous and might have been a thing of beauty if its stare were not so persistent.

Edgar Allan Poe and the London Monster - Karen Lee Street

[Fran]

The method of laying out a corpse in Missouri sure took the proverbial cake.
- Days Without End by Sebastian Barry

[VeronicaS]

"My father had a face that could stop a clock."

- The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

[papershapes]

"Lyra and her dæmon moved through the darkening hall, taking care to keep to one side, out of sight of the kitchen."

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

[Lydia]

“Wake up!”
Live Wire (Titan #7.5), Cristin Harber

[Ororo]

"Yaakov Schlesinger could think only of food."
The Butcher's Theater Jonathan Kellerman

[jamesabr]

I was born with water on the brain.
"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie

[Fran]

Always, during those nights around the time of the great collapse, Dr Doll, when he did eventually manage to get to sleep, was plagued by the same bad dream.
- Nightmare in Berlin by Hans Fallada

[Ginya]

Getting dressed was always the hardest part of the afternoon.

Pretties by Scott Westerfeld

Oh my gosh, I remember this book! I loved it and that line on it's own just kind of cracks me up. Did you read the whole series?

[amysuedew]

I had never seen students run for the door so fast.

[Shannon_Davies]

'A flash of light filled his skull as it struck the rock floor' - Sanctus by Simon Toyne