Do you know these opening lines from famous novels? I wonder how many of these famous opening lines you know? I’m not showing off, but I knew ALL fifty. Oh okay, that’s a lie. I knew about twenty of them. I bet you can do better. As an author, I can tell you that first lines are EXTREMELY difficult to do. I have literally spend whole days on opening lines before – those few little words take a long time to get right! Also, I know a bookshop owner who judges EVERY book she buy