First sentence of current book

[Redlegs]

Mother's stomach bellied out like a snail.

A Woman of the Future, David Ireland

[Natalia Kavale]

"Dorothy Roberts rang up Pop Morse' Roadhouse."

Goodnight Irene - James Scott Byrnside

[Abigail R]

"My mother prayed for the miracle of a boy, but again and again sharp pains gripped her body as she lost the child she was carrying."

Elastic Girl by Oliva Rana

[reader699]

"At seven o'clock on a dreary evening in the Left Bank, Julia began roasting pigeons for the second time in her life"

My Year Of Cooking Dangerously - Julie Powell

[Dusamae]

I'm heading out!
Becoming the Dragon by Alex Sapegin

[DeborahCupples]

I have little use for the past and rarely think about it....

Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now

[awthrawthr]

"It was the kind of question that deserved a lie for an answer."

To Hell With Christmas: a Faustian Tale

- William Kelley Eidem

[Facennagoss]

‘The wind shook the house, roaring like a great animal.’

Strong Heart, Charlie Sheldon

[Redlegs]

He knew it was a human bone, when he took it from the baby who was sitting on the floor chewing it.

Silence of the Grave, Arnaldur Indridason

[catherinecsoto]

“I don’t wake up screaming anymore.”

Restore Me, Tahereh Mafi

[Sunnyroyish]

Questioning everything has been my basic characteristic since I was child.
Unveil your intimate self by Elena Georgiadou.

[CrimsonPrincess24]

It was only a matter of time before the wedding guests killed one another.
- The Gift ( Julie Garwod)

[ea_anthony]

This chapter will outline the viewpoints that will be set forth in the remainder of the book. In particular we wish to develop at the outset our concept of appropriate portfolio policy for the individual,nonprofessional investor.

The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham, published in 1949.

Warren Buffet called this book "By far the best book on investment written" and also wrote the preface to the 4th edition (1973)

[Redlegs]

Her doctor had told Julian's mother that she must lose twenty pounds on account of her blood pressure, so on Wednesday nights Julian had to take her downtown on the bus for a reducing class at the Y.

Everything That Rises Must Converge, Flannery O'Connor

[Book Bear]

"I believe that a revolution can begin from this one strand of straw."

The One-Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka.