Challenge
First lines
Write the best first sentence you’ve seen in a book, or first line in a poem, or a first sentence or line from one of your own works. No explanation, no context, just the line and where it’s from
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Not your garden variety fairy tale
"Érase una vez una prostituta llamada Maria." ("Once upon a time, there was a prostitute named Maria.") (My translation)
Once minutos (Eleven Minutes)
Paulo Coelho