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10 Opening Line Ideas

I would have married her if it weren't for Octavius.

So I suppose you want to ask me why I killed him.

I always wanted to become a musician.

There are only three things in life that truly matter: breakfast, love and religion.

I feel I was particularly honest on the night that I died.

There are only three things in life that truly matter: family, breakfast and God.

"Jeepers!" laughed Spencer.

I have two things on my mind: carrots and werewolves.

I only ever met one person I'd call truly adventurous.

Ada was known for stealing from his friends.


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A blank page can be very daunting. Whether you've planned the perfect story or are suffering from writers' block, you still need to write that first line.

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