What's the First Line in the Closest Book?

[HiredGoon]

"National unity, although a laudable goal, has led to some of the most horrible slaughters of history." -French Huguenots in English-Speaking Lands by Horton Davies and Marie-Helene Davies.

 

[Wisteria]

"A little over a year has passed since I stood with my beloved Daniel at the wedding altar, reciting my vows in the meetinghouse down the road."

- "October Song" by Beverly Lewis

 

[Shabby]

"Maman died today."

The Stranger by Albert Camus

 

[doremi]

It was earthquake weather and everyone knew it.
Fortune's Daughter by Alice Hoffman

 

[kittysbecute]

"The 1990s ushered in a new era for libraries and information centers because of the incredible growth seen in the electronic dissemination of information."
Libraries in the Information Age by Denise K. Fourie and David R. Dowell

 

[Ellesar]

"Hador Goldenhead was a lord of the Edain and well-beloved by the Eldar."

~The Children of Hurin by Tolkien

 

[stormydawn]

"Every one has heard people quarrelling."
-Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis

 

[Riis]

Pathophysiology is the study of the underlying changes in body physiology that result from disease or injury

From understanding Pathophysiology by Sue E Huether and Kathryn L McCane
I'm trying to avoid studying it's my bioscience textbook

 

[notanordinarygirl]

"I didn't realize he was a werewolf at first." - Moon Called by Patricia Briggs

 

[FlaymSior]

The tank screamed over the ridge, crushing the grass and bamboo under its treads, guns blazing as it spit bullets and shells into the large temple and its occupants.
Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars

 

[HiredGoon]

"This first book proposes first, in brief, the whole subject: Man's disobedience and the loss thereupon of Paradise wherein he was placed; then touches the prime cause of his fall, the serpent, or rather Satan in the serpent, who revolting from God and drawing to his side many legions of angels was by the command of God driven out of Heaven with all his crew into the great deep." -Paradise Lost by John Milton.

 

[meh]

"Early in April 1865 Charles Coffin, a correspondent for the Boston Journal, witnessed an extraordinary occurence."
~ Don't Know Much About....The Civil War by Kenneth C. Davis

 

[haya]

"When we set out on an earthly journey, we frequently require the services of a travel agent."
- A Christian Road Map for Women Traveling Alone, by Jo Anne Sekowsky

 

[revkajewel]

I seemed to be standing in a bus queue by the side of a long, mean street.
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis

 

[kittysbecute]

"There are many reason to learn about East Asia. A fifth of the world's population lives there. Every day newspapers carry articles on the rapid transformations of the world economy that make China, Japan, and Korea a growing presence in our lives. Globalization means that not only are people crossing the Pacific in ever increasing numbers, but also that American popular culture draws from many sources in East Asia, from Korean martial arts to Japanese anime and Chinese films." - The first paragraph in the preface to - Pre-Modern East Asia: To 1800: A Cultural, Social, and Political History. (my text book for my history class).

 

[Ellesar]

"She ran, tree limbs and brambles scratching, grabbing, tripping, and slapping her as if they were bony hands, reaching for her out of the darkness." The Oath by Frank Peretti

 

[knownbeforetime]

' "I've watched through his eyes, I've listened through his ears, and I tell you he's the one.' "

Ender's Game

 

[kittysbecute]

"Certain people have said that the world is like a calm pond, and that anytime a person does even the smallest thing, it is as if a stone has dropped into the pond, spreading circles of ripples further and further out, until the entire world has been changed by one tiny action." The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket

 

[shirono]

"Long before I was a Zen monk, I was a punk rock bass player; long before I was exposed to the teachings of Dogen Zenji, I studied the teachings of Ian Mackaye, of the DC-based hardcore band Minor Threat, who advocated a remarkably similar philosophy -- no drink, no drugs, no smoking, just honest hard work and a commitment to what was true."

Sit Down and Shut Up by Brad Warner

 

[FireRock]

"It was three days before Christmas 1973. The sun was still rising on that cold, misty Toronto morning."

Good Morning, Holy Spirit --Benny Hinn