Opening Lines

The Atlantic chatted with Stephen King* recently about his favorite opening lines.  Some of his favorites include:

1)  They threw me off the hay truck about noon.

2)  On and on, Coeurl prowled!

3)  This is what happened.

4)  You've been here before.

5)  On the second day of December, in a year when a Georgia peanut farmer was doing business in the White House, one of Colorado's great resort hotels burned to the ground.

Although King likens explaining how to write a compelling opening sentence with catching moonbeams in a jar, he discussed the topic in some length.  Then he suggested the interviewer go around and ask people about their favorite opening lines, and the subsequent piece reveals 22 authors' favorite opening lines.  The original King piece is here, and the subsequent article can be found here.

What's your favorite opening line?

*Confession: I have read very few Stephen King novels (simply not a fan of the genre), but I enjoyed On Writing, wherein King attempts to explain the writing process.