As Westminster dives into its reading initiative this year, I began to think about great opening sentence in novels. Which one is the best one? There are many great ones, but only a few that merit greatness. The opening of G.K. Chesterton's The Napoleon of Notting Hill is, in my opinion, one of the very best. See if you agree.
"The human race, to which so many of my readers belong, has been playing at children's games from the beginning, and will probably do it till the end, which is a nuisance for the few people who grow up."
As we strive as a school community to reach our reading goals, may we do it for His glory and the education of our children. Blessings!
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