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[tree_and_leaf]

The book meme inspires me to ask two related questions: what do you think makes a good opening sentence? And what are your favourites?

I shall post some of my favourites later - but I'll let you have first crack of the whip.

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[aervir.livejournal.com]

"It was a dark and stormy night..." :)

Sorry, I'm being a bit silly this morning.

[dolorous-ett.livejournal.com]

I can tell you one thing after doing two first-line memes in the course of a week - it's a lot easier to find noteable first lines in published fiction than fanfiction.

I'm going to pay more attention to my own first lines in future: a really stunning number of very quirky and exciting fanfic begins with lines like "He was so bored" (plus going on to state that he was very bored).

So I've learned a lesson here - it's not just pointless entertainment, oh no...

[themolesmother.livejournal.com]

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in posession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

- and -

Once upon a time there was a Martian named Valentine Michael Smith.

MM