Best opening or closing lines?

Best opening or closing lines?

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"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

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Upward Spiral

Halfway

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

Neuromancer - William Gibson

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"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.

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My cat eats Kitty Fritters because....


"Skinnybones" by Barbara Park

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

"The Match Factory Girl" by Aki Kaurismäki

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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.

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Playing with matches

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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