Opening Lines

For your reading enjoyment, the opening lines of books I've been reading lately:

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way. . . ."

"I hate my father. I hate school. I hate being fat."

"I would have lived in peace. But my enemies brought me war."

"Many people today are somewhat familiar with the parable of the prodigal son, found in Luke 15:11-32."

"The joy of fearing God? It sounds like a contradiction in terms."

"On the first page of Romans in my Greek Testament, I have scribbled at he top of the page a few significant dates."

"It was midnight in Ankh-Morpork's Royal Art Museum."

"There was once a woman who had three daughters, of who the eldest was named "One Eye," because she had only one eye in the middle of her forehead."