You know that feeling when you crack open a book and the very first sentence grabs you by the collar? It's rare, honestly. Most books ease you in gently, maybe too gently. But then there are those ...

There's a moment when you open a book and the very first sentence stops you cold. You read it again.Then once more. Something about it just hooks you in a way that's almost unfair.A single line, ...

British novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870) sat in his study in Gads Hill near Rochester, Kent circa 1860. He wrote one of the best first lines in literature. Great opening lines to books set the ...

Welcome to Literary Quotable Quotes, a quiz that challenges you to match a book’s memorable passages with its title. This week’s installment highlights the first lines from best-selling novels ...