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What’s Your Favorite Opening Line?

By Robert Bruce @robertbruce76

What’s your favorite opening line in literature?

Suprisingly, my choice isn’t from The Great Gatsby. My favorite opening line is probably from The Blind Assassin. Margaret Atwood writes:

Ten days after the war ended, my sister drove a car off a bridge.

So good. So many questions.

The Blind Assassin is a good novel, but the opening line is just outstanding.

So what’s your favorite opening line? If you need a little inspiration, here’s an older post in which I highlight some of the classics.


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