First-lines Quote by Greg Nagan

It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.

— George Orwell

I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to.

— Bill Bryson

“It's the opening line of a football game returned for a touchdown. Or fumbled. It's what orange juice is to breakfast, the first minutes…

— Lionel Fisher

“Out of the trees wild people stepped forth, gods Fauns and Satyrs and Dwarfs. Out of the river rose the river god with his…

— C.S. Lewis

“Anyone who's ever gone from warm and bright to cold and dark knows how I felt.”

— Lauren Wolk

“It's true. I've seen it when the crescent moon shone bright on a cold, dark night. The darker the night, the brighter God's smile.”

— Anusha Atukorala

Aaron Burr was like a new refrigerator. He was bright, cold and empty.

— Richard Brookhiser

“How can something so bright be so cold?”

— Kim Savage

“She stood for a moment looking up at the stars, so far, so many, bright and cold. And with a faint smile she thought:…

— John Galsworthy

“She was a ray of sunshine, a warm summer rain, a bright fire on a cold winter’s day, and now she could be dead…

— Grace Willows

“This is the story of a man named Eddie and it starts at the end, with Eddie dying in the sun. It may seem…

— Mitch Albom

“I never really wanted to die. But I followed through anyway. The pain in my heart was excruciating, and death was beautiful.”

— Rae Hachton