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The First Line.

Posted on by Sosanni

I mentioned amazing first lines before…when writing about the puttanesca.

This dish is the culinary equivalent of a ten-ton opening line of a tale: the kind of line that hits you all at once and stands alone because the line itself contains a whole universal story and moreā€”unapologetically.

Did you ever come across THE PERFECT FIRST LINE of a novel? The ten-ton opening line of a tale…

THE ONE THAT TELLS ITS OWN STORY. IN THOSE FIRST FEW WORDS.

I HAVE.

But I must admit, I don’t come across these lines often.

Not every novel needs one.

But when I find one? I collect it.

If you collect these ‘things’ also, add this line to your stash.

Accidents ambush the unsuspecting, often violently, just like love.

– Andrew Davidson, The Gargoyle

Boom! You can feel the impact of this first line. It says it allā€”about life, love, and the unexpected.