According to Stephen King, “an opening line should invite the reader to begin the story. It should say: Listen. Come in here. You want to know about this.”

And you have to admit that this man knows how to get the ball rolling. I think that is one of the main reasons why he has been one of my favorite writers since I was a kid. I would always get hooked from the first line and I did not care whether I had to stay up all night to finish the book.

So without much ado, here are, what I think, are the best opening lines from King:

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