This week we're looking at autobiographies. What lines would grip your attention and make you want to find out more about the writer's life?

I was born on 15th July 1945.

I hit him, full in the face. I knew it was wrong, but I couldn't stop myself. That was my first, and last, day at school.

My grandmother was an assassin. Not a very good one, which might explain a few things.

Compose your own first lines, drawing on experiences you've had, which would make a reader want to read on.