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What are some of the amazing starting and ending lines from a book ?

7/1/2023

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The crow landed on his naked belly and pressed its sharp claws into his skin. It was only a matter of time before it would start picking away at him bit by bit. He screamed as loudly as he could, and the bird finally let go, cawing as it flapped away. [...] He tried to yank his limbs free again but the harder he tried the further the barbs from the straps dug into his wrists and ankles. The sensation cut into him like a piercing treble tone. [...] The sun was shining with all its strength straight at the carefully placed lens which in turn directed the beams to a focal point next to the strapped-down man. The Earth's rotation took care of the rest. The last thing he heard was the horrid crackling of his own burning hair. - Victim without a face by Stefan Ahnhem (edited)

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Queen

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I read nothing but smut. Imma head out.

I read nothing but smut. Imma head out.

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Richard

Richard

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Aries

“In the beginning the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.” The Resturant at The End of the Universe

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Jordan

Jordan

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INFP

Libra

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"The building was on fire, and it wasn't my fault." Dresden Files

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Tara

Tara

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Virgo

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“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 Sorcerer’s Stone “But there are much worse games to play.” - Mockingjay

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Ted

Ted

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INFP

Libra

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Technically it's the start of a chapter, but: "The story so far: In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." -Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)

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Iris

Iris

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Sagittarius

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"First the colours. Then the humans. That's usually how I see things. Or at least, how I try..." - The Book Thief, Marcus Zusak (just what first came to mind)

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George

George

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ENFP

Scorpio

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The building was on fire, and it wasn't my fault. Jim butchers The Dresden files. Blood rights

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Andrew

Andrew

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ENFJ

Scorpio

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I am the vampire Lestat. I am immortal. More or less. The light of the sun, the sustained heat of an intense fire— these things might destroy me. But then again, they might not.

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Valencia

Valencia

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Leo

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“The darkest place in hell is reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis”

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Jay

Jay

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Virgo

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Opening: "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. "Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort." Ending: “Of course!” said Gandalf. “And why should not they prove true? Surely you don’t disbelieve the prophecies, because you had a hand in bringing them about yourself? You don’t really suppose, do you, that all your adventures and escapes were managed by mere luck, just for your sole benefit? You are a very fine person, Mr. Baggins, and I am very fond of you; but you are only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all!” “Thank goodness!” said Bilbo laughing, and handed him the tobacco-jar.

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GandoaM

GandoaM

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Libra

All children except one grow up.

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Mandari

Mandari

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ENFJ

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Starting - Once upon a time Ending - They lived happily ever after

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Ruan

Ruan

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INTJ

Capricorn

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'It took me a long time and most of the world to learn what I know about love and fate and the choices we make, but the heart of it came to me in an instant, while I was chained to a wall and being tortured. I realised, somehow, through the screaming of my mind, that even in that shackled, bloody helplessness, I was still free: free to hate the men who were torturing me, or to forgive them. It doesn’t sound like much, I know. But in the flinch and bite of the chain, when it’s all you’ve got, that freedom is an universe of possibility. And the choice you make between hating and forgiving, can become the story of your life.' Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts.

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Emy David

Emy David

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Taurus

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look me in the face, hold my gaze, and call me by your name. @Kostas Just marry me already 🫠 (edited)

look me in the face, hold my gaze, and call me by your name.
@Kostas 
Just marry me already 🫠

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Maddy

Maddy

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ESFP

Libra

Starting Line : “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” - George Orwell, 1984 Ending Line : “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

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Jason Kostrzewa

Jason Kostrzewa

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ISFJ

Sagittarius

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Rúben

Rúben

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INFJ

Aquarius

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Started thinking of all good ending of books I can remember and it made me want to read something more. I would say 100 years of solitude as one of the best but it's a hole page, there are many more, one that got freezed on my memory in a strange way was the Castle from Kafka.

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Lorcán Doull

Lorcán Doull

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ENFP

Aquarius

"My mother thinks I’m dead. Obviously, I’m *not* dead, but it’s safer for her to think so." Opening line from Legend, by Marie Lu. I don't really have a favorite ending line, but hey, one outta two ain't bad- As far as book prompts are concerned, anyway.

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Amira

Amira

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ESFJ

Leo

Some say the world will end in fire Some say in ice I hold with those who favor fire 🔥💯❤️

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Liz

Liz

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INFJ

Sagittarius

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"Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun." Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams

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Katie

Katie

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Capricorn

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The one I always think about is "The Princess Bride" - "This is my favorite book in all the world, though I've never read it."

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Eric

Eric

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Aries

The man in black fled across the desert and the gunslinger followed.

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Glee

Glee

2y

INTJ

Sagittarius

Call me Ishmael…

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Ersin

Ersin

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ISFJ

Virgo

It was a pleassure to burn. Fahrenheit 451

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Urashin

Urashin

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ISFJ

Sagittarius

Thousands of souls, yet I walk by my self colorless.

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Jason Kostrzewa

Jason Kostrzewa

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ISFJ

Sagittarius

I love to read, but I don't remember all that.

I love to read, but I don't remember all that.

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Karim

Karim

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INTP

Pisces

"The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho: Ending line: "And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." I wanted to learn Spanish then just to read it in the original language

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Sasha

Sasha

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ESFJ

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What a memory some people must have to be able to answer this question.. 😅

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Corey J Comai

Corey J Comai

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ISFJ

Capricorn

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Genesi 1:1 "In the beginning, God said let There Be Light." "Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done." Revelation

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Steph rivers

Steph rivers

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ISFJ

Scorpio

Yippee ki yay ..

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Isaiah

Isaiah

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ISFP

Libra

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Samir

Samir

2y

ENFJ

Taurus

I don't remember the starting but ending was awesome: "Eve : Tell me now about entanglement. ... Adam : Hm. ... Eve : How does it go again? Adam : When you separate an entwined particle and you move both parts away from the other, even at opposite ends of the universe, if you alter or affect one, the other will be identically altered or affected. Eve : Spooky. ... Adam : Yeah."

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Patrick

Patrick

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INFP

Gemini

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In the beginning the Universe was created. This had made many people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.

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Cat-a-strophe

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INTJ

Scorpio

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"Hello, who are you? It doesn't matter. Welcome. You are safe with me. I'll be right here, nice and close so I can speak without alerting the others. [...] This is a journey deep into darkness." "When our time comes, we must look death in the eye and embrace it as a friend. Only then can we let go of fear and emerge from our darkness. Never forget what it is like to see the world as a child. Every autumn leaf is like a work of art. Every rolling cloud a moving picture. Every day a new story. We too emerge from this magic, like a wave from the ocean, only to return back to the sea. Do not mourn the waves, the leaves and the clouds. Even in darkness, the wonder and the beauty of this world never leaves us, it is always there, waiting to be seen again." *** This isn't actually from a book but a brilliant video game ***

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Wade

Wade

2y

INFJ

Sagittarius

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The problem with books is that they end - Carolyn Kepnes

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Kaden

Kaden

2y

ENTP

Sagittarius

"I was there", he would say afterwards, until afterwards became a time quite devoid of laughter. "I was there, the day Horus slew the Emperor." It was a delicious conceit, and his comrades would chuckle at the sheer treason of it.

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