First-sentence Quote by Dorothy L. Sayers

“Wimsey stooped for an empty sardine-tin which lay, horribly battered, at his feet, and slung it idly into the quag. It struck the surface…

— Dorothy L. Sayers

“He stretched out on the bed and was suddenly struck by how utterly lonely he was.”

— Tim LaHaye

“At last, giving me the boat's sail for a bed, he stretched himself out on the jagged rocks, and slept soundly as the unsanctified…

— Edward John Trelawny

“He rose in his turn, and seizing handfuls of confetti and sweetmeats, with which the carriage was filled, cast them with all the force…

— Alexandre Dumas

“Lord Henry stretched”

— Oscar Wilde

“He had imagined Constantinople, had wanted it for Mehmed. It had been simple and straightforward. But now he knew the true cost of things,…

— Kiersten White

“Even sheets felt different at the cottage. On certain days...the sheets were aired out in the sun. I slipped in between two crisp pieces…

— Amy Willard Cross

“DeChevue entered the room. His long coat, which was draped across his shoulders, flowed behind him like a cape. An absurd effect, Edwin thought.…

— Patrick E. McLean

“Many of those late nights, when he'd paced his apartment, his mind roaming the world he'd painstakingly created and could finally inhabit - moving…

— Adelle Waldman

“She fed him scraps from her ragbag because words were all that were left now. Perhaps he could use them to pay the ferryman.…

— Kate Atkinson

“He was a big, bony man. Iron muscles shaped his jacket sleeves and quickly wore through new trousers. He had a way of imposing…

— Georges Simenon

“He found himself in a room not unlike the shop. All books again, packed tight on shelves or laying in piles on every surface.…

— Jenny Nimmo