First Sentences

First impressions last forever

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There are two kinds of people in this world: those who know where their high school yearbook is and those who do not.

"You On a Stick" by Sloane Crosley

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The second I was old enough to know what sex was, I knew I wanted to have a one-night stand.

"One-Night Bonce" by Sloane Crosley

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I know it seems like a late start, but I was twenty-two my first time.

"The Beauty of Strangers" by Sloane Crosley

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if I ever have kids, this is what I'm going to do with them; I am going to give birth to them on foreign soil--preferably the soil of someplace like Oostende or Antwerp--destinations that have the allure of being obscure, freezing, and impossibly cultured.

"Bastard Out of Westchester" by Sloane Crosley

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There is a point in most abusive relationships when it occurs to the beaten party that they are guilty of putting their face in the way of someone else's fist.

"The Ursula Cookie" by Sloane Crosley

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I have never met two people more afraid of their house burning down than my parents.

"Christmas in July" by Sloane Crosley

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As many New Yorkers have done, I have given serious and generous thought to the state of my apartment should I get killed during the day.

"The Pony Problem" by Sloane Crosley

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Before I launch into a discussion of what a nerd is and where the idea of nerds comes from, I'd like to disclose that when I was eleven, I had a rich fantasy life in which I carried a glowing staff.

American Nerd by Benjamin Nugent

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Tolstoy was always in trouble with the censor and the Czar's police.

"On Tolstoy" by Doris Lessing

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Lawrence the man and D. H. Lawrence the writer: both provoked strong reactions in his lifetime, and it all still goes on.

"D.H. Lawrence's 'The Fox'" by Doris Lessing

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If there is one generally popular novel in the English language, it is Pride and Prejudice and this was true before a recent successful television version.

"Jane Austen" by Doris Lessing

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Off the coast of Kamchatka, Siberia, bundled up and standing on the deck of a German container ship, I gripped the railing with oil-stained gloves to avoid being pitched into a heaving ocean the color of a wet gravestone.

The Ridiculous Race: 26,000 miles, 2 guys, 1 globe, no airplanes by Steve Hely and Vali Chandrasekaran

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By the way, Alice, have you picked out your dress yet?

Alice in the Country of Hearts vol. 5 by Soumei Hoshino and Quinrose

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I thought what I told Ace was just common sense.

Alice in the Country of Hearts vol. 4 by Soumei Hoshino and Quinrose

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How would you like to be able to paint wherever you find yourself, whenever the mood strikes?

Easy Landscapes by Jack Reid

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"I haven't enjoyed a rant this much since Thoreau," Beth said.

The Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian

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I'm surprised you came back.

Alice in the Country of Hearts Vol. 3 by Soumei Hoshino and Quinrose