3. A screaming comes across the sky. —Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow (1973) Part of my 100 Best First Lines from Novels project. First lines are powerful. It’s the…
1. Call me Ishmael. —Herman Melville, Moby-Dick (1851) Part of my 100 Best First Lines from Novels project. First lines are powerful. It’s the author’s best chance to…