Classic first lines of novels

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"This is the saddest story I have ever heard".

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

"This is not an ordinary cookbook."

"Call me Ishmael."

What are yours?

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"A screaming comes across the sky." (Gravity's Rainbow)

Also, Bely's Petersburg has my favorite first chapter title: "Arguments In the Street Became More Frequent"