Last week we considered some powerful first lines that we’ve read. And, as promised, here are the books they’re from:
“This is my favorite book in all the world, though I have never read it.” The Princess Bride, William Goldman
“It’s Nathan’s fault I became God.” The God Game, Andrew Greely
“I once listened to an Indian on television say that God was in the wind and the water, and I wondered at how beautiful that was because it meant you could swim in Him or have Him brush your face in a breeze.” Blue Like Jazz, Donald Miller
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
“I’m going to cut him open.” Sacred Marriage, Gary Thomas
Now let’s share our own first lines from the books we’re working on now. Fiction, nonfiction, children’s books…whatever you’re writing, share those first, wondrous words with us here! But please, only ONE line.
I’ll jumpstart us. From a novel I’ve been working on for a number of years…
Death was just the motivation he needed.
Okay, your turn!
“It was a beautiful day, and she hated the sun for shining.”
“Brad! Someone is knocking on our door!” Stella whispered as she grabbed her sleeping husband.
Here’s mine. Weird? Maybe. Relevant? Definitely!
“I don’t know which was more foreboding; the envelope that shook in my hand, or the glass vial which contained my urine.”
I have enjoyed reading everyone’s first lines. It really does make you stop and consider how to craft that first paragraph so as to grab the reader. So, here is one I’m working on.
The GPS on my dash showed me out in the middle of a field, but my heart knew better. I was home. Finally home.
Oops, 2 sentences. Sorry. 🙂
And the ring burned.