Opening line:
It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on earth has ever produced the expression “As pretty as an airport.”
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams
September 7, 2009 at 10:09 am (Douglas Adams, Opening lines, fiction)
Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
September 7, 2009 at 10:06 am (Douglas Adams, Opening lines, science fiction)
Opening line:
The regular early morning yell of horror was the sound of Arthur Dent waking up and suddenly remembering where he was.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
September 7, 2009 at 9:56 am (Douglas Adams, Opening lines, mystery)
Opening line:
Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded yellow sun.
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
September 7, 2009 at 9:40 am (Douglas Adams, Opening lines, science fiction)
Opening line:
This time there would be no witnesses.
