Favorite First Lines

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In the year 1879 I took my degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of London, and proceeded to Netley to go through the course prescribed for surgeons in the army.

~A study in Scarlet

Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of number four, Privet Drive , were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.

~Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

People's lives-their real lives, as opposed to their simple physical existences-begin at different times.

~The Dark Half