’Nathan Burgoine on Nostr: #WritersCoffeeClub Day 8: Do you have a favourite opening line of a book? "When I was ...
#WritersCoffeeClub Day 8: Do you have a favourite opening line of a book?
"When I was quite small I would sometimes dream of a city—which was strange because it began before I even knew what a city was."
That line from John Wyndham's "The Chrysalids" had young me *enthralled* from step one.
Why didn't he know what a city was? How did that make sense? Why dream about it? Kid me wanted more, immediately.
"When I was quite small I would sometimes dream of a city—which was strange because it began before I even knew what a city was."
That line from John Wyndham's "The Chrysalids" had young me *enthralled* from step one.
Why didn't he know what a city was? How did that make sense? Why dream about it? Kid me wanted more, immediately.