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LyndaD
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It is the first day of November and so, today, someone will die.
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Silverlock
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This one depends entirely upon the last word for its effect, although once that final word hits, the autumnal connotations of "November" retroactively gain additional force - even if the promised death is neither natural nor seasonal.
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"The third is the maker's drink, no bottom limit to quality guaranteed, and no top specified."
-- Silverlock by John Myers Myers |
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halium
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The Bulwer-Lytton Contest! There's also one called Lyttle Lytton that featured gems as such: The red hot sun rose in the cold blue sky.
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Silverlock
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If we're going with classic examples of terrible writing, I have my (apocryphal) favorite: "John and Mary had never met. They were like two hummingbirds who had also never met."
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"The third is the maker's drink, no bottom limit to quality guaranteed, and no top specified."
-- Silverlock by John Myers Myers |
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Kimberly June
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Yes! Outsiders!
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Avalon23
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My favorite:
"You are not the kind of guy who would be at a
place like this at this time of the morning. But here you
are, and you cannot say that the terrain is entirely
unfamiliar, although the details are fuzzy." - Bright Lights, Big City, by Jay McInerney I love this because you learn everything you need to know about the narrator in these few lines. That he sees himself one way, that his actions are not in accordance with that self-impression.
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TheGlamWitch
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A great opening scene is more important than an amazing opening line.
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fioOxf
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It might have been mentioned, so apologies if this is a repeat, but my favourite opening line is:
It was the day my grandmother exploded. |
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Suave
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Beat this one! Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me. God
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