3 thoughts on “10 of the Best Opening Lines in Literature”
By day fantastic birds flew through the petrified forest and jewelled alligators glittered like heraldic salamanders on the banks of the crystalline river. By night the illuminated man raced among the trees, his arms like golden cartwheels, his head like a spectral crown….
The Cheshire Library Blog 
By day fantastic birds flew through the petrified forest and jewelled alligators glittered like heraldic salamanders on the banks of the crystalline river. By night the illuminated man raced among the trees, his arms like golden cartwheels, his head like a spectral crown….
LikeLiked by 1 person
Beautiful! What book/author?
LikeLiked by 1 person
A short story by J.G. Ballard
LikeLike