Could be any kind of book - novel, fact, fiction, textbook, how-to-book..... What would be that opening line that would make me want to read on????
2006-08-22 13:30:56 · 21 answers · asked by Helga J 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I strained against my bonds as I looked around the room. My shirt was torn and I had a cut on my forehead, blood making my eyes blurry.
I heard her voice before I saw her.....
2006-08-22 13:34:16 · answer #1 · answered by wrathofkublakhan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Simon sat contemplating the early morning silver light playing brightly upon the long thin rows of dewdrops dangling in descending order on the uncut purple browns of the pasture heather. He.....
2006-08-23 04:37:46 · answer #2 · answered by aggie_boyscout 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is actually one of my best friend's first line of a book she's writing- I thought it was pretty good.
" My father kicked the bucket today."
Yes, that's all it says. But would make you want to read on, hmm?
2006-08-22 15:23:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, my personal favorites are
"It was starting to end, after what seemed most of an eternity to me."
and
"There's no such thing as information security."
Neither of those is mine, however. The first is attributed to Carl Corey, a.k.a. Corwin Barimen, and the second to Jhari Sabayan. (I feel like giving the characters credit this time instead of their authors. *G*)
2006-08-22 13:42:34 · answer #4 · answered by Red 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I got murdered yesterday. It came as a complete shock since I'd always considered Florence Nightingale to be a personal friend.
2006-08-23 10:07:22 · answer #5 · answered by UKJess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every time she smelled rotting maple leaves, her hand reflexively went to her throat to touch the tracheostomy scar as though it were a rosary and her wrists revived the somatic memory of the restraints...
2006-08-22 18:32:03 · answer #6 · answered by finaldx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was the end of the world for me!
2006-08-22 14:11:19 · answer #7 · answered by eugene65ca 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was a dark stormy night
snoopy writes this as his opening
Charles Shultz
2006-08-22 13:36:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...
you might get sued if you actually use that.
2006-08-22 17:53:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's amazing that this one little-itty-bitty thing _will_ change your life forever and you probably don't even realize how simple it is.
2006-08-22 13:41:09 · answer #10 · answered by Newt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋