"I write the first sentence and trust in…" — Laurence Sterne

More First Sentence Quotes

This quote is filed under First Sentence Quotes, one of 46 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

• Would there not be the greatest reason to apprehend, that error in the first sentence would be the parent of… — Alexander Hamilton
• You expect far too much of a first sentence. Think of it as analagous to a good country breakfast: what… — Larry McMurtry
• Starting is hard so I really need to give myself permission to do a bad job. I always give myself… — Ann Brashares
• I was on my bus, and on my bus I have a yoga swing. Jennifes comes on, and she goes,… — Woody Harrelson
• One should be able to return to the first sentence of a novel and find the resonances of the entire… — Gloria Naylor
• That is what I define as a novel: something that has a beginning, a middle and an end, with characters… — Guillermo Cabrera Infante
• That of all the several ways of beginning a book which are now in practice throughout the known world, I… — Laurence Sterne
• There are only two kinds of math books: Those you cannot read beyond the first sentence, and those you cannot… — Chen-Ning Yang
• If you don't hit a newspaper reader between the eyes with your first sentence, there is no need of writing… — Arthur Brisbane
• Look directly into every mirror. Realize our reflection is the first sentence to a story, and our story starts: We… — Shane Koyczan
• Michael Koryta is that rare author who is at once a compelling story teller and a fantastic writer. From the… — Lisa Unger
• Yeah, we don't consider many stupid things. I mean, we get rid of 'em fast...Just getting rid of the nonsense… — Warren Buffett

See all 46 First Sentence Quotes »