#opening

It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened. ↗

— Lois Lowry

#opening-lines #first-sentence

The other thing in composition is opening up the unconscious. ↗

— John Fahey

#opening #other #thing #unconscious #up

A good opening and a good ending make for a good film provide they come close together. ↗

— Federico Fellini

#come #ending #film #good #good film

The Bible shows the clear statement of God's purposes concerning the earth, and man once made its prince. Its opening chapters show that it was intended for man's instruction. ↗

— Joseph Franklin Rutherford

#chapters #clear #concerning #earth #god

Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during the moment. ↗

— Carl Sandburg

#about #closing #door #during #guess

I've always wanted to be the best in the world as a baseball player, so when I started to think about opening a business, it was with that mindset. ↗

— Curt Schilling

#always #ball player #baseball #baseball player #best

We have no desire to permanently rule over millions of Palestinians, who double their numbers every generation. Israel, which wishes to be an exemplary democracy, will not be able to bear such a reality over time. The Disengagement Plan presents the possibility of opening a gate to a different reality. ↗

— Ariel Sharon

#bear #democracy #desire #different #disengagement

I think it is important to begin with a statement in your speech that grabs the attention of the audience. I try to make my opening line 15 words or less. ↗

— Charles R. Swindoll

#audience #begin #grabs #i #i think

What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died? ↗

— Erich Segal

#first-lines #loss #opening-lines #love

Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#humor #opening-lines #funny