Great moments in writing

The memorable opening lines of Vladimir Nabokov’s “Lolita”:

“Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.”

For you aspiring writers out there, it just doesn’t better than that.