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Dr. Mardy’s Quotes of the Week
Opening Line of the Week
I believe this was the only thing Henry ever wrote on the subject of opening lines, and he did it in characteristic fashion—making a strong and emphatic assertion and then immediately walking it back. The narra...
Dr. Mardy's Quotes of the Week (“Yes, I Can”)
Opening Line of the Week
If you will pardon the expression, this is a killer opening line, made all the more unsettling by the childlike simplicity and matter-of-fact way in which it is delivered. The words come from 10-year-old Ellen...
Dr. Mardy’s Quotes of the Week ("Negativity Bias")
Opening Line of the Week
Hough begins with a deceptively simple observation that quietly introduces one of literature’s oldest themes: the energy and actions of human beings can only be effectively judged after we determine whether the...
Dr. Mardy's Quotes of the Week ("Jealousy")
Opening Line of the Week
After the first sentence, we don’t know any of the specifics about David’s life, but we already feel certain that no good end can come from a jealousy of this magnitude. The narrator continued in the novel’s se...
Dr. Mardy's Quotes of the Week ("Marital Miscommunication")
Another Reprise Issue
If it’s not one thing, it’s another.
When I sent out my post last weekend, I thought I was about to resume my regular writing schedule. But Fate had other plans.
On Monday evening, after two days of intermittent...
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Dr. Mardy Grothe is the author of nine popular word and language books, including "I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like," "Metaphors Be With you," and "Oxymoronica." He has two websites: www.drmardy.com and www.GreatOpeningLines.com
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