First sentence of current book

[gregs317]

"Each day Arthur got out of bed at precisely 7:30 a.m. just as he did when his wife, Miriam, was still alive."

' The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper', by
Phaedra Patrick.

[Compos An Mentis]

Bryan Cannon looked at the catfish - its bone-like whiskers, its slimy skin, its dark, unblinking eyes - and he saw death.

Book 3 of The 13th Reality - "The Blade of Shattered Hope" by James Dashner

[vaz222]

"I'm on the toilet at the 9:30 Club, and I'm wondering how mermaids pee."
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
WHAT A FIRST SENTENCE LOL

[Armattcia666]

Robert Cohn was once middleweight boxing champion of Princeton.

'Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises' by Ernest Hemingway.

[CommMayo]

"I'm on the toilet at the 9:30 Club, and I'm wondering how mermaids pee."
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
WHAT A FIRST SENTENCE LOL

I've used the toilet at the 9:30 Club! It is a great concert venue in Washington D.C.

[Redlegs]

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

The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman

[CommMayo]

It was night, and dogs came through the trees, unleashed and howling.

The Outlander by Gil Adamson

[Dolor]

The man came to a stop, a look of humiliation and deep self-disgust on his bronzed face. - Smiles by Eliot H. Robinson

[Lydia]

She shouldn't be driving - it was stupid, immature, irresponsible, and selfish - but what had following the rules gotten her?
Against All Odds (Outbreak Hearts #1), Jezz de Silva

-- 16 Nov 2017, 15:48 --

Lucy Richardson crept down the hallway, pausing every few feet to make sure the house remained still and quiet.
A Bandit's Betrayed Heart (Blood Blade Sisters #3), Michelle McLean

[esthernn]

It tore her apart to realize her daughter was pregnant.

[Autumn22717]

"Prayer candles flicker in my bedroom."

The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson

[Redlegs]

I exist!

Behind the Scenes At the Museum, Kate Atkinson

[andromachi]

Here it is: "Most moms and dads don't have a lot of time to educate their
children and create the core skills that are needed in the real
world. "

[Redlegs]

About 13.5 billion years ago, matter, energy, time and space came into being in what is known as the Big Bang theory.

Sapiens: a brief history of humankind, Yuval Noah Harari

[Lydia]

He should have locked her up when he had the chance.
To Conquer a Scot (Time-Traveler's Highland Romance #1), Tamara Gill