Tag: opening lines
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An Opening to Intrigue You
In the land of Ingary, where such things as seven-league boots and cloaks of invisibility really exist, it is quite a misfortune to be born the eldest of three. – Howl’s Moving Castle (yes, again) I love this opening because it establishes so clearly that this novel is going to poke fun at fairy-tales. The…
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Concerning Hobbits
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. – The Hobbit That has to be the most famous line ever scrawled on the back of a student’s exam paper. It’s such a good example of an intriguing opening line for a novel – I remember wondering just what a hobbit was, and why…
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