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[–] PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Only one of the most recognizable sentences in the English literary canon.

[–] Posadas@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Probably only beaten out by "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo."

Also, I don't think there will ever be another work that manages to establish a character in the first three opening words.