'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.' 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...' 'There was no possibility of taking a walk that day.' 'Someone must have been telling lies about Joseph K...'
Does it matter, the first line of a novel? Eight writers say what they think about this, as well as citing their own favourites.