There was one line that frustrated him though. He liked it, but could never develop a novel from it. The line?
"God's wife never thought it was a good idea".
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Famous first words
Norm has linked to a piece about the first sentence of novels and it reminded me of an interview I heard on the radio many years ago with Joseph Heller, author of the wonderful Catch 22. He said that all he had in his mind when he started a novel was the first line, everything followed from that.
There was one line that frustrated him though. He liked it, but could never develop a novel from it. The line?
There was one line that frustrated him though. He liked it, but could never develop a novel from it. The line?
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'Take my camel, dear,' said Aunt Dot as she climbed down from this animal on her return from High Mass.'
Rose Macaulay's opening to 'The Towers of Trebizond' has a lot going for it....
"They order, said I,this matter better in France - You have been in France? said my gentleman, turning quick upon me with the most civil triumph in the world."
A Sentimental Journey - Laurence Stern.
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