User blog comment:Chambergambit/First Lines/@comment-5689653-20130101162446/@comment-5736261-20130101164556

Exactly, not to mention it's a boring way to start a story. Think of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451: “It was a pleasure to burn.” It's compelling and creepy. I don't expect people to be Bradbury, but I do expect them to at least try to intrigue me.