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“The greatest adventure is what lies ahead.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
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“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
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“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” – Genesis 1:1
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“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” – Leo Tolstoy
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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” – Charles Dickens
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“I write this sitting in the kitchen sink.” – Dodie Smith
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“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller
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“There is nothing more difficult than starting a novel.” – A.E. van Vogt
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“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” – George Orwell
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“Once upon a time…” – Traditional fairy tale opening
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“It was a pleasure to burn.” – Ray Bradbury
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“Call me Ishmael.” – Herman Melville
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“It was the day my grandmother exploded.” – Iain Banks BOOK OF TIMOTHY QUOTES
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“People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.” – Paulo Coelho
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“The circus arrives without warning.” – Erin Morgenstern
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“I am an invisible man.” – Ralph Ellison
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“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
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“It was love at first sight.” – Joseph Heller
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“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” – L.P. Hartley
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“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that when one part of your life starts going okay, another falls spectacularly to pieces.” – Helen Fielding
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“The story so far: In the beginning, the universe was created.” – Douglas Adams
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“As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.” – Franz Kafka
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“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.” – Seth Grahame-Smith
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“It was a dark and stormy night.” – Edward Bulwer-Lytton