First Chapter Quotes

36 quotes by 30 authors

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. — Thomas Jefferson
People have asked me why I made the first chapter of my first novel so long, and in an invented English. The only answer I… — Alan Moore
Sometimes, a novel is like a train: the first chapter is a comfortable seat in an attractive carriage, and the narrative speeds up. But there… — Jane Smiley
The first chapter sells the book; the last chapter sells the next book. — Mickey Spillane
I'd sit at my kitchen table and start scanning help-wanted ads on my laptop, but then a browser tab would blink and I'd get distracted… — Robin Sloan
I turned away from him and went on my way, up the street and about my business. The past was dead. The future was resignation,… — Cornell Woolrich
Marriage is a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose. — Beverley Nichols
Many, many of my paintings have come from the first chapter of Moby Dick. — Robert Indiana
We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its… — Edith Lovejoy Pierce
Marriage is a romance in which the hero dies in the first chapter. — Bette Davis
Honesty is first chapter in the book of character.Being honest to self is the most cherished blessing. — DrAnil Kr Sinha
I'll forget the past, pain, sadness, lonely, and all the bad memories. Finally, I will realize that the secret of life being unfold in their… — Hourbebe
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. --Thomas Jefferson — Thomas Jefferson
MARRIAGE, Is a book in which the first chapter is written in poetry and the rest of the book is prose; — Nikhil Saluja

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