First-lines Quote by Mark Haddon

“Then I went to the windows and pulled them open. The rain had stopped and the night was very still, black except for the…

— John Christopher

“That night, [Black Dog] lay beside Henry, and he stroked her sharp shoulder blades and scratched behind her ears. He did this late into…

— Gary D. Schmidt

“I WAS SITTING IN a taxi, wondering if I had overdressed for the evening, when I looked out the window and saw Mom rooting…

— Jeannette Walls

“The growl of a lawn mower roars outside. A dog starts up across the street.”

— Kimberly Belle

“The dog next-door had settled down, and the neighbourhood seemed stunned by this event occurring in our backyard. It was like it could sense…

— Markus Zusak

“Shortly after, the aqueous symphony of dawn began. The last day of the Walk came up wet and overcast. The wind howled down the…

— Stephen King

“His arrival detonated two sheepdogs that began barking even before they emerged at a dead run from behind the garage. ”

— Anita Shreve

“But this was no ordinary clothesline. It had been strung right through the trees, on up to the porch of Frost's cabin--and at the…

— Doris Faber

“He jerked his head around to look at the dog and it was halfway down the pathway, just behind the lions now, its mouth…

— Stephen King

“Thunder growled in the distance, a beast prowling the countryside, hungry and snuffling the air for blood. He crossed the wet grass of the…

— Linda Castillo

“I turned towards the garden when the door had closed on her. Miss Halcombe was standing with her hat in her hand, and her…

— Wilkie Collins

“Frost had built on the dead grass, and it skirled beneath his feet. If not for this sound he’d have thought himself struck deaf,…

— Denis Johnson