Thread: Great Opening Sentences

Are you from Tennessee?
Because you are the only 10 I see.

Some drunk guy at a bar

Originally Posted by NOVARazor

"I came into contact with camels on three occasions, and each occasion ended tragically."

The Voices if Marrakesh
- Elias Canetti

I have to read that one!
Once had a little book named "What not to do when drunk in Marrakesh".

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I'll have to get the book, sounds excellent.

If the mail wasn't so slow I would send you my copy. But maybe that is a good sign, because in my opinion don't waste your time reading it.

John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army.

old man's war
John Scalzi

Originally Posted by 32t

If the mail wasn't so slow I would send you my copy. But maybe that is a good sign, because in my opinion don't waste your time reading it.

Actually I got a copy (pdf) of the 'net, a Chinese web site I think. I'm reading it now...

Originally Posted by grizli

John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army.

old man's war
John Scalzi

Gotta find that. I posted an idea here a while ago that all soldiers should be over 75. I thought it was an original thought, inspired by al the sad photos of young soldiers someone had posted in the old B7w photos thread. I was saddened by the loss of young lives and the lives never lived. I thought if all soldiers had to be 75+ it would slow things down a bit and at least they've already LIVED their lives. I though it was my own thought, but then someone said it was already thought of (There is nothing new under the sun)...

I was a bit sad it wasn't my thought...

Originally Posted by Lemur

I have to read that one!
Once had a little book named "What not to do when drunk in Marrakesh".

The story of the camels alone makes it worth the read. Also a great companion book to the stories of Paul Bowles.

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Gotta find that. I posted an idea here a while ago that all soldiers should be over 75. I thought it was an original thought, inspired by al the sad photos of young soldiers someone had posted in the old B7w photos thread. I was saddened by the loss of young lives and the lives never lived. I thought if all soldiers had to be 75+ it would slow things down a bit and at least they've already LIVED their lives. I though it was my own thought, but then someone said it was already thought of (There is nothing new under the sun)...

I was a bit sad it wasn't my thought...

well, it IS a sci fi book that takes place several centuries from now, so basically if you implement it sooner you get the credit...
it's a good book.

It was very late and everyone had left the cafe except an old man who sat in the shadow the leaves of the tree made against the electric light.

A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

That's a great one. I love hemmingway.