What's your favorite opening sentence of a book?

What's your favorite opening sentence of a book?
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answer:“The Man in Black fled across the desert, and the Gunslinger followed” from The Gunslinger. I think I like it because I remember it. It stood out the first time I read the book because of the proper nouns being used, it makes you wonder what The Man in Black’s momma calls him.
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