Opening Lines

Hubris Boy · 09-21-2002, 10:31 PM

What's the best opening line of a book you've ever read? You know... the one that just grabbed you by the eyelashes and said "You MUST read this book from cover to cover, and you will not stop until you have finished." Everybody's had at least one:

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

or

"Elmer Gantry was drunk."

or

"We were near Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take effect."

What was yours?

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09-21-2002, 10:31 PM	#1
Hubris Boy Keymaster of Gozer Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Patapsco Drainage Basin Posts: 471	Opening Lines What's the best opening line of a book you've ever read? You know... the one that just grabbed you by the eyelashes and said "You MUST read this book from cover to cover, and you will not stop until you have finished." Everybody's had at least one: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." or "Elmer Gantry was drunk." or "We were near Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take effect." What was yours? Oh... for those of you who believe that Print Is Dead, go here and you can play, too.

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