"One minute it was Ohio winter, with doors closed, windows locked, the panes blind with frost, icicles fringing every roof, children skiing on slopes, housewives lumbering like great black bears in their furs along the icy streets."
Ray Bradbury the First Line of The Martian Chronicles
"The Martians stared back up at them for a long, long silent time from the rippling water...."
Ray Bradbury the Last Line of in The Martian Chronicles
Originally Published Jan. 1, 1950
Paperback edition:
181 pages - Sept. 1, 1979