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There was a poll that stated—Rowling’s opening line in the HP series is one of best in the world. Someone posted about how there are a bunch of other opening statements that are better.

Here’s one of my personal favorites, from Gabriel Garcia Marquez (English translated):
“It is inevitable. The scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love.”

What are some of your favorite opening lines in literature? 😊
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@DocCarms @bookstodon 'Mrs Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself.' - Viriginia Woolf. (Seeing as someone's already suggested I Capture the Castle!)

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@DocCarms @bookstodon And not a first line, but the opening paragraph of We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson is stunning:

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