First-sentence Quote by Robert Cormier

“The earl could have made Napoleon comfortable in a room sporting a guillotine.”

— Melissa Lynne Blue

“At first they’d thought the guillotine would be a sweet, clean business, but when you have twenty, perhaps thirty heads to take off in…

— Hilary Mantel

“Immediately, I was caught up in an escape plan to spirit me out of San Francisco and back to North Oaks in a manner…

— Geraldine Ferraro

“I grabbed the oh-shit handle with one hand and whooped, bracing the other hand on the dashboard. I couldn’t help myself. Everything was going…

— Mira Grant

“The traffic broke and the skyscrapers of Downtown reared up ahead, towering monoliths of steel and glass. The buildings were alive, ready to swallow…

— Loren Niva

“Tony lifted his glass and proposed a toast, “To you, the only person in this world, who can keep me on my toes.” Claire…

— Aleatha Romig

“Esteban took a step backwards and took his sweatshirt off. He folded it and placed it on the ground next to the wall. He…

— José N. Harris

“It was the cut direct, like something out of a Georgette Heyer novel.”

— Jenn McKinlay

“Who was I to do this? I was Adrian Ivashkov. And I was about to kick some ass.”

— Richelle Mead

“Well, let me see. He stole a bicycle and rode it, not using his hands at any point, through Trafalgar Square. He attempted to…

— Cassandra Clare

“I wrecked one building—”

— Sarah J. Maas

“Took the end of the world to make us kings for a day.”

— Peter Heller