One liners...
Here are the first lines from the short stories and books I've read thus far:

"I went down to the Piraeus yesterday with Glaucon, the son of Ariston."
Plato's "Republic"

"Before the law stands a door keeper."
Kafka's "Before the Law"

"TRUE! nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why WILL you say that I am mad?"
-Nararrator
Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart"

"We the old men
whilre Persia's young strength has gone
ont Greek soil, stay at home
appointed their Faithful,
the lavish and goldwinning throne's
loyal regents
whose age and experience, he
Lord Xerxes, King, son of Darius
chose himself to safegaurd his country."
-Chorus
Aeschylus' "Persians"

"Hello, Terpsion. Been in town long, or have you just arrived?"
-Euclid
Plato's "Theaetetus"

"You gods, release me. Crouched like a a dog, I watch always, all year long, on the tower of the sons of Atreus."
-Sentry
Aeschylus' "Agamemnon"

"I think that I'm quite an expert on what you're talking about."
-Apollodorus
Plato's Symposium

Live from New York...it's Gabe Blankenship! You were expecting Grouco Marx? So, basically, this blog's purpose is to update all of you back in Lancaster and its environs about life here in the Big Apple. Don't worry, there'll be other stuff as well: writings, serious musings, humorous musings, and all manner of random facts. So, ladies and gentlemen, step right up, grab a seat, and have a darn good time!
Until my next post,
Gabe