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What other great opening lines do you know?. (lemmy.world)
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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 12 points 2 days ago

An evocative one which has stayed with me: “I had barely regained the ability to walk. I could not chase women, but could slowly make my way up the stairs to the whorehouse.”

I can’t remember where it’s from. Perhaps Bukowski or one of his contemporaries?