The inimitable Fr Z has a great post going on the best first sentences of books.
Which reminded me of a story I remember from years back: the students were taught that the best openings of stories should contain as many as possible of the key elements of dramatic fiction: religion, sex, mystery, a person of rank...
So one student crafted the perfect first line:
'My God!,' cried the Duchess, 'I'm pregnant! I wonder whodunnit?'
Unfortunately as it's apocryphal, I can't post it in Fr Z's comments - so I put it here instead. Fewer readers, but I strive for quality not quantity...
Divine Mercy Novena starts on Good Friday
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It is available in abundance to everyone if only we would embrace it. It
is an endless and unfathomable gift that flows most profusely on the Sunday
after...
14 hours ago
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