Great First Lines
Last night while being a supportive mom, hanging out at Barnes & Noble with one of my daughters while she did math (I was no actual help, mind you), I decided to read first paragraphs of several novels. This was my favorite:
“To take an interest in the affairs of others is entirely natural; so natural, in fact, that even a cat, lying cat-napping on top of a wall, will watch with half an eye the people walking by below. But between such curiosity, which is permissable, and nosiness, which is not, there lies a dividing line that is painted red and marked by the very clearest of warning signs.” –Alexander McCall Smith, The Right Attitude to Rain
I’d like to know what the dividing line is. Maybe it would help me. : )
I was going to buy this on my Nook, but I’ll get an actual copy so I can give it to you for your birthday 😉
A book that starts with a cat napping is a good bet.
esp. a cat napping with one eye open!