tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018527067731142105.post8806409057126683182..comments2009-06-14T21:28:14.362-07:00Pens Fataleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04661359649238278643noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018527067731142105.post-40187419918691548492009-06-14T21:28:14.362-07:002009-06-14T21:28:14.362-07:00And Karen, I just read your comment after leaving mine! Great minds and all that. :-)Dana Fredstihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12802936840624512415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018527067731142105.post-36164199677086625062009-06-14T21:27:34.057-07:002009-06-14T21:27:34.057-07:00The first line that comes to mind for me is &#39;Scarlett O&#39;Hara wasn&#39;t beautiful, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charms as the Tarleton twins were.&#39; <br /><br />That may be paraphrasing, but I think it&#39;s really close...and it caught my imagination first time around!Dana Fredstihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12802936840624512415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018527067731142105.post-30351938850088271472009-06-14T16:56:23.482-07:002009-06-14T16:56:23.482-07:00I have to agree, Maya--I don&#39;t always remember first lines, but if the story&#39;s great, I do remember that! You&#39;ve written quite a few of those! ;)flchen1http://www.blogger.com/profile/10879033776125666713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018527067731142105.post-9238924319162699212009-06-12T17:20:27.929-07:002009-06-12T17:20:27.929-07:00A couple of great first lines:<br /><br />Call me Ishmael.<br /><br />Scarlett O&#39;Hara was not beautiful, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm as the Tarleton twins were.Karen Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05867709664100997228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018527067731142105.post-59288678873867758142009-06-12T08:05:50.885-07:002009-06-12T08:05:50.885-07:00This is a great discussion, isn&#39;t it? Some who tout the &quot;page 69&quot; test -- flip any new book to 69 and read that page to get the real flavor for a book. Maybe that would be better than first lines. <br />Though I have to say, &quot;No guts. No glory. No orgasm&quot; is going to go up there with one of my favorite firsts, Maya!Juliet Blackwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06438350561247198898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018527067731142105.post-30625673041549254672009-06-12T07:41:42.441-07:002009-06-12T07:41:42.441-07:00I&#39;m new here and enjoying all the different points of view - this blog a great idea! Re first lines, when I pick up a book by an author I don&#39;t know, I do not read the first line. Instead, I select a random page and read that, to see if I like the author&#39;s style. But now I will have to read those first lines as well. Thanks!Abbyhttp://octoberrose.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com