tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419999058202648799.post5400012576989976230..comments2023-10-13T01:43:35.805-05:00Comments on commonreaders: Memorable First LinesCaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04699489340381107367noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419999058202648799.post-78292083852985558622009-05-17T06:00:00.000-05:002009-05-17T06:00:00.000-05:00I love the opening line of Don Quixote because it ...I love the opening line of Don Quixote because it has the rhythm of the rest of the story.<br /><br />BTW, these are always good for a laugh: http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/ (the contest for the worst first lines of novels).Karenhttp://dari.squarespace.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419999058202648799.post-89369941149190591952009-05-16T20:30:00.000-05:002009-05-16T20:30:00.000-05:00One of my favorites is from One Hundred Years of S...One of my favorites is from One Hundred Years of Solitude:<br /><br />"Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Auendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice."<br /><br />I'm sure there are others I could recall with some effort, that's always the one I think of first.→lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370320985396856773noreply@blogger.com