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AgentElman t1_j8naep4 wrote

Okay, that sentence is terrible. I've wondered because "It was a dark and stormy night" by itself is a good sentence to open with.

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_Silly_Wizard_ t1_j8nfhtj wrote

>The night was moist.

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Uglytool t1_j8nonkw wrote

The night was moister than an oyster, and just as willing to open her inviting shell.

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PopeImpiousthePi t1_j8o930p wrote

The night was sultry

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pdxb3 t1_j8otoob wrote

I'm getting the hell outta here. Too goddamn sultry in here.

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valeyard89 t1_j8sofvn wrote

Holy shit! What a dream I was having! Louis Armstrong was trying to kill me!

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Brewin4Fun t1_j8nw6y8 wrote

Do you say the night was humid? Or do you say the night was moist? That's writing.

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IndigoMichigan t1_j8oni62 wrote

If he cut out the middle and put:

"It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents, checked by violent gusts of wind which swept up the streets of London".....etc.

I feel that keeps the sentence more lean.

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itty53 t1_j8nbyv8 wrote

In the same way that "roses are red, violets are blue" is a good sentence to open a poem with, alright.

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London-Roma-1980 t1_j8ncg2f wrote

Now, wait, "It was a dark and stormy night" is the opening paragraph to A Wrinkle In Time, one of the best children's books ever!

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yoobi40 t1_j8pahjo wrote

Madeleine L'Engle used it as the opening line of 'A Wrinkle in Time".

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