285 Quotes About First-lines

  • Author Aruni Kashyap
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    When my cousin Anil-da started telling us what he’d heard at the market about the groom’s family, at my aunt Moina-pehi’s wedding in January 2002, his eyes shone like inky marbles reflecting sunlight.

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When my cousin Anil-da started telling us what he’d heard at the market about the groom’s family, at my aunt Moina-pehi’s wedding in January 2002, his eyes shone like inky marbles reflecting sunlight.

-Aruni Kashyap

  • Author Adam Cadre
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    The day I turned sixteen years old I had no idea that in a few weeks nearly everyone I cared about would be dead.

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The day I turned sixteen years old I had no idea that in a few weeks nearly everyone I cared about would be dead.

-Adam Cadre

  • Author Leo Hunt
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    The first thing that happens is I unseal an envelope and Dad’s death falls out onto the breakfast table.

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The first thing that happens is I unseal an envelope and Dad’s death falls out onto the breakfast table.

-Leo Hunt

  • Author Kenneth Patchen
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    The angel lay in the little thicket. It had no need of love. There was nothing anywhere in the world could startle it. We can lie here with the angel if we like. It couldn't have hurt much when they slit its throat.

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The angel lay in the little thicket. It had no need of love. There was nothing anywhere in the world could startle it. We can lie here with the angel if we like. It couldn't have hurt much when they slit its throat.

-Kenneth Patchen

  • Author Cecil Castellucci
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    Weekday morning routine:Take shower.Assemble perfect outfit. Apply makeup.Pull hair into bun. Secure with glitter pencils.Accept twenty-dollar bill from Dad.Pick up latte and creamy chocolate brioche from cafe.Drive to school the long way. Listen to sad music way too loud.Nab choice parking spot under tree.

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Weekday morning routine:Take shower.Assemble perfect outfit. Apply makeup.Pull hair into bun. Secure with glitter pencils.Accept twenty-dollar bill from Dad.Pick up latte and creamy chocolate brioche from cafe.Drive to school the long way. Listen to sad music way too loud.Nab choice parking spot under tree.

-Cecil Castellucci

The women of this family leaned towards extremes.

-Jane Urquhart

 

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