Best opening or closing lines?

divegeester

watching in dismay

Culture

24 Jan 10

divegeester

watching in dismay

STARMERGEDDON

Joined: 16 Feb 08
Moves: 120597

24 Jan 10

"She walked rapidly in the thin June sunlight towards the worst horror of all."

Rose taking home the recording of Pinkie's message to her.
Brighton Rock
Graham Greene

Palynka

Upward Spiral

Halfway

Joined: 02 Aug 04
Moves: 8702

25 Jan 10

"The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. "

Neuromancer - William Gibson

FMF

Joined: 28 Oct 05
Moves: 34587

25 Jan 10

"twenty three oh six. Hello honey, how're you doing? Good. Oh what did he say? Ah ha, is he still there? How long ago did he leave? Well I'm stopping here. Then I've got a little meeting. And then I'll... I would if I could. As soon as I can. Let me get off. I promise you it'll be OK."

Shelley "The Machine" Levine. Glengarry Glen Ross.

uzless

The So Fist

Voice of Reason

Joined: 28 Mar 06
Moves: 9908

25 Jan 10

My cat eats Kitty Fritters because....

"Skinnybones" by Barbara Park

Nordlys

The sky

Joined: 05 Apr 05
Moves: 10385

25 Jan 10

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(About 13 minutes into the film: ) "Pieni olut." ('A small beer.'😉

"The Match Factory Girl" by Aki Kaurismäki

rwingett

Ming the Merciless

Royal Oak, MI

Joined: 09 Sep 01
Moves: 27626

26 Jan 10

Originally posted by Nordlys
(About 13 minutes into the film: ) "Pieni olut." ('A small beer.'😉

"The Match Factory Girl" by Aki Kaurismäki

That was a good one.

Hand of Hecate

Thug

Playing with matches

Joined: 08 Feb 05
Moves: 14634

26 Jan 10

Originally posted by divegeester
"She walked rapidly in the thin June sunlight towards the worst horror of all."

Rose taking home the recording of Pinkie's message to her.
Brighton Rock
Graham Greene

I am of course tempted to go with:

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. Vladimir Nabokov Lolita 1955

However, Charles Dickens is unforgettable:

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair. Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities 1859