Opening Lines

In a random moment of creativity, I recently decided I'd make my friend - who loves books - a set of bookmarks with some really good quotes from books we've both read on as a present. I'm still not sure how well they turned out if I'm honest, and doing it all just reminded me of exactly why I hate crafts and DIY so much. But, on the plus side, looking at all of the quotes has reminded me why I love books so much, so I've decided (yet another 'great' idea) to post some of my favourites on here.

Due to my aforementioned inability to make decisions and cut things down, I'm going to have to do themes for my quotes - starting, rather fittingly I think, with opening lines. These are some of my favourite opening lines from books I've read, the ones that grabbed me and made me desperately want to read more. See if you recognise any, and feel free to comment with your own favourites :)

It has been sixty-four years since the president and the Consortium identified love as a disease, and forty-three since the scientists perfected a cure.
~Delirium

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 Philosopher's Stone

It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain, he fell madly in love with him.
~Catch-22

One summer night I fell asleep, hoping the world would be different when I woke.
~Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.
~Voyage of the Dawn Treader