Book 8: Famous first line

For book 8, we're going to try an off-the-wall challenge.  Many famous works start with lines that become immortal in and of themselves.  For example:

It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. (1984)

Call me Ishmael. (Moby Dick)

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... etc. (A Tale of Two Cities)

Your challenge for this blog post is to choose a famous first line from a novel and use it as both the theme of your blog and as the first sentence of your blog.  Here's the top 100 list from American Book Review for ideas, but feel free to branch out to books you love!

http://www.pantagraph.com/news/article_a125216a-649f-5414-88b5-76a688ea3b6a.html

Excited to see how these come out. :)

Quoted: on war

For books 7-12, I'm going to open up the themes to you on a gradual basis.  For book 7, there are two rules:
1. You have to write from the perspective of Achates.
2. You have to choose a theme that relates to the beginning of war.
3. You have to HAVE a theme!

Beyond that, your essay is up to you---make sure that it has a clear narrative AND a clear purpose, as clear as if I had assigned it.

Bonam Fortunam!