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Favorite First Lines
The post about the Lester Dent fiction formula got me thinking about opening lines. My all time favorite is from Twenty Pound Penalty by Dick Francis.
"Glue sniffing jockeys don't win the Derby. I'd never sniffed glue in my life."
It begins the interesting tale of a man and his son, and how far the son will go to protect the father. It also speaks to the self absorption of a politician, and how far he's willing to go to bring the son to his side. I thought the whole tale was well done.
So fess up. What's your favorite?
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