more opening lines
“Oh, how I yearn for literary sentences!” cried Doris. “And I want them one after another. Page after page.”
Myrtle Mawby, Cabinets and Drawers, a Novel.
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Image | August 13, 2013
just another sign
August 13, 2013
cut a chasm
QUESTION: What sells books?
ANSWER: Boredom. Extreme boredom.
Charles Pfanning, Mild Interrogations.
August 11, 2013
a brief story
“Embarrassment is episodic,” thought Emily. “But shouldn’t it be continuous? Shouldn’t it be never-ending?”
Thaddeus Crewes, Crowded Evil World.
Image | August 10, 2013
Ein Bild hielt uns gefangen. Und heraus konnten wir nicht….
August 9, 2013
a true confession
It is remarkable what you can forget, if you will only try.
Alaric Vesta, The Nine Accidents.
August 8, 2013
from a book
A dream has no beginning and no end.
Victoria Salt, A Compendium of Opening Lines.
August 7, 2013
way of life
“Was that irony?” Today, that is always a valid question.
Jason K. Broadus, The Ice of My Dreams.
August 6, 2013
a postmodern moment
“Something has been thought, old boy. So, of course, it cannot be ignored. Not once. Not ever.”
Will Bestwyck, Letters from Mr. Palindrome.
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