the beginning.

Genesis: "In the beginning, God created heaven and earth."

The Stranger: "Maman died today. Or yesterday maybe, I don't know. I got a telegram from the home: "Mother deceased. Funeral tomorrow. Faithfully yours." That doesn't mean anything. Maybe it was yesterday."

The Assistant: "The early November street was dark though night had ended, but the wind, to the grocer's surprise, already clawed. It flug his apron into his face as he bent for the two milk cases at the curb."

I would cite other famous books, but their beginnings might not mean as much to me. They might not have the same impact. It wouldn't be important to mention them, especially if they were not the first texts to come to mind.

Is a book only as good as its beginning? Maybe I think so, and maybe this is why I have yet to start my book or even decide on its title, plot, or characters.