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NotPhil  ·  4144 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Authors' favorite first lines of books

    All this happened, more or less.
-- Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

    He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.
-- Rafael Sabatini, Scaramouche




TheGreatAbider16  ·  4144 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hey I love that you said that one! Vonnegut is my favorite author. I've read nearly all his books. Slaughterhouse-Five is a real gem. Have you read Cat's Cradle?

NotPhil  ·  4144 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Call me Jonah.

-- Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle

    Have you read Cat's Cradle?

I've started it twice, but each time More Pressing Matters started demanding my attention, so I've never finished it.

TheGreatAbider16  ·  4144 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I've started it twice, but each time More Pressing Matters started demanding my attention, so I've never finished it.
    I've started it twice, but each time More Pressing Matters started demanding my attention, so I've never finished it.
    I've started it twice, but each time More Pressing Matters started demanding my attention, so I've never finished it.

I understand. It's really fantastic. I think it's his best. Couldn't recommend it enough.