December 12, 2004

''Whenever possible tell the whole story of the novel in the first sentence.''

That's John Irving's writing advice.

In that light, and speaking of Richard Nixon, I've always remembered the first line of his memoir: "I was born in the house my father built."
Posted by Ann Althouse at 2:04 PM
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