From Lemony Snicket's File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents
“One morning I was arguing with the adult in charge of me.”
“There was a town, and there was a train, and there was a murder.”
From Lemony Snicket's All the Wrong Questions: Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights?
“There was a town, and there was a librarian, and there was a fire.”
From Lemony Snicket's All the Wrong Questions: Shouldn't You Be in School?
“There was a town, and there was a statue, and there was a person who had been kidnapped.”
From Lemony Snicket's All the Wrong Questions: When Did You See Her Last?
“There was a town, and there was a girl, and there was a theft.”
From Lemony Snicket's All the Wrong Questions: Who Could That Be at This Hour?
First Sentence of a New World 