QUOTE AT THE BEGINNING OF A BOOK

“The greatest adventure is what lies ahead.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” – Jane Austen

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” – Genesis 1:1

“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” – Leo Tolstoy

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” – Charles Dickens

“I write this sitting in the kitchen sink.” – Dodie Smith

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller

“There is nothing more difficult than starting a novel.” – A.E. van Vogt

“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” – George Orwell

“Once upon a time…” – Traditional fairy tale opening

“It was a pleasure to burn.” – Ray Bradbury

“Call me Ishmael.” – Herman Melville

“It was the day my grandmother exploded.” – Iain Banks BOOK OF TIMOTHY QUOTES

“People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.” – Paulo Coelho

“The circus arrives without warning.” – Erin Morgenstern

“I am an invisible man.” – Ralph Ellison

“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

“It was love at first sight.” – Joseph Heller

“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” – L.P. Hartley

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that when one part of your life starts going okay, another falls spectacularly to pieces.” – Helen Fielding

“The story so far: In the beginning, the universe was created.” – Douglas Adams

“As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.” – Franz Kafka

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.” – Seth Grahame-Smith

“It was a dark and stormy night.” – Edward Bulwer-Lytton