best first line of a book/story ever

"I got a lot a' faith in the RZA."

She went out for a Red Bull, and met up with a stripper named Joaquin, never to be seen again.

They told me it was for my own good.

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alright, folks, the above are hereby copyrighted by yours truly as each are appearing in one or another of my stories. i was wondering, though, what's the best first line of a book/story that you've ever read? i still remember listening to oprah winfrey talking about toni morrison's Paradise, the first line of which is, "They shoot the white girl first," and thinking that IS a good first line...intriguing, shocking perhaps--a real signpost that lets the reader know where they will be expected to go on their journey. i never went back and read the book though--sort of worried that it wouldn't live up to expectations, though i still may give it a try one of these days.

so, any thoughts? do i need to hold a contest like faerie wings to drum up some response? i would...i thought about doing it actually...but i don't have much in the way of prizes to offer, that is unless some of you are interested in one of several wonderful, rescued mutts that need a good home. any takers?