"Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much."
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
"All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."
"It was a bright, cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."
"It was a pleasure to burn."