A Nagging Idea

I found out yesterday that my uncle died, which was awful and a matter I've decided doesn't need much detailing on this blog. But due to that event, I was up most of the night thinking about life, the universe and everything and I spent a good deal of time leafing through my book collection. One of the books I settled on was Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar" and I think her opening line may be one of my all time favorites:

"It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York."

I invite you to post some of your most loved opening lines. They can be sad, humorous, outlandish, brief, verbose - anything you like. I'm just curious to see what's out there.