First-sentence Quote by Hilary Mantel

“Then he half raised himself from the ground, threw his arms into the air, and fell forward in his side. He was dead.”

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“So you fell down. Get up - Get going!”

— Joe Shumock

“up to the belly. When the attack starts I will let myself fall into the water, with my face as deep in the mud…

— Erich Maria Remarque

“Get. Up.” Her mouth tightened. “You want to die in this war so badly, then get up.”

— Sarah J. Maas

“I fell down; but, I got up.”

— Angela Khristin Brown

“I fell. I got up. I fell again. I got up again. Even when I fell on my face, I was still falling forward.”

— Cathrine Ann

“You died. I cried. And kept on getting up. A little slower. And a lot more deadly.”

— Assata Shakur

“leaped off the side of the cliff, and plummeted straight down. And we all died.”

— Rick Riordan

“His ascent was slow - the blow to the head must have disoriented him worse than he let on - so I went behind,…

— Jodi Meadows

“Able closed his eyes. He was running. The grass was green with spring and fragrant, knee-high and cushioning his steps. And there was sun…

— Lance Weller

“With a last ditch attempt, I shoved once more on the wooden door and to my utter surprise, it abruptly flew open. As I…

— Katrina Kahler

“On my way out with the rest, I glanced back at Bowman. he was on this knees, his hair in his face, his nose…

— Andre Dubus III