First sentence of current book

[Anna Maria 86]

I was stunned by Mary Karr's memoir, The Liars' Club.
Stephen King, On Writing

[Theresa Moffitt]

She’d always been beautiful.

[Redlegs]

That morning, Yasha Mazur, or the Magician of Lublin as he was known everywhere but in his home town, awoke early.

The Magician of Lublin, Isaac Bashevis Singer

[Highly Favoured One]

"With about 70% of the U.S. population either overweight or frankly obese, everyone seems to be seeking ways to shed excess blubber."

Thats from the book 'Health tips, myths and quips' by dr. Tavel, a medical doctor.

[jahagen]

"Anaya quickened to a brisk pace, amplifying the crunch of red oak leaves under her leather boots."

The Watchmaker's Doctor by G.M.T. Schuilling

[Hannahberry]

The maesters of the Citadel who keep the histories of Westeros have used Aegon's Conquest as their touchstone for the past three hundred years. - Fire and Blood by George R R Martin

[sallyV108]

"Things aren't looking good for the future of space exploration."

Waste of Space by Gina Damico

[Redlegs]

Six North Africans were playing boule beneath Flaubert's statue.

Flaubert's Parrot, Julian Barnes

[BeatrixPotter]

Marley was dead, to begin with.

A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens

[Kibet Hillary]

'I drew myself up tall to my one-foot nothing and stood proud and regal.'
This is the first sentence in the book 'Cat Detectives in the Korean Peninsula' by R.F. Kristi.

[Louanne Piccolo]

My cousin Woody is going to prison tomorrow.

The Baltimore Boys by Joël Dicker.

[BrittaniDJ]

We came to Birchwood Manor because Edward said it was haunted.
-The Clockmaker's Daughter, Kate Morton

[Kibet Hillary]

Moving at the speed of light through the darkness of a vast fiber optic spider web always evoked a hypnotic state of peace.

Fayman, Alex. Superhighway (Superhighway Trilogy Book 1) (p. 1). Alex Fayman. Kindle Edition.

[Redlegs]

Ten Thousand Bombs had Landed, and I was Waiting for George.

De Niro's Game, Rawi Hage

The final autumn leaves were falling in the tree-lined streets of Woodhall Spa, and Edwardian village of imposing villas in the centre of Lincolnshire, as the 300-strong congregation clutching poppy wreaths filed out of St Peter's Church and formed up in a parade to honour the fallen.

617, Tim Bouquet

[Riptide]

Things break all the time.

Handle with Care, Jodi Picoult