{"id":3627,"date":"2013-03-05T03:28:53","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T03:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikewish.wordpress.com\/?p=3627"},"modified":"2013-03-05T03:28:53","modified_gmt":"2013-03-05T03:28:53","slug":"54-great-opening-lines-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikewish.org\/?p=3627","title":{"rendered":"54 great opening lines: 14"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.<\/p>\n

The Outsiders<\/em>, S.E. Hinton<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Yesterday’s great opening line (no. 13) was the same as the book’s title.\u00a0 Today’s opening line of The Outsiders <\/em>is the same as its last line:\u00a0 ‘When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind:\u00a0 Paul Newman and a ride home…’<\/p>\n

I’ve just read this novel because I have to teach it, but it was no effort.\u00a0 All through the book I kept thinking about the author penning the manuscript at 16 years of age.\u00a0 A born writer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home. The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton ***** Yesterday’s great opening line (no. 13) was the same as the book’s title.\u00a0 Today’s opening line of The Outsiders is the … <\/p>\n

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