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Firsts Quotes by Daniel Handler
- Just about everybody has written a first novel that they throw away before writing their actual first novel.
- I can't think of a story that doesn't have something terrible in it. Otherwise, it's dull. So when I embarked into the world of picture…
- I don't know if you've ever noticed this, but first impressions are often entirely wrong.
- At times the world may seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe that there is much more good in it than bad. All you…
- A long time ago, there was no such thing as school, and children spent their days learning a trade, a phrase which here means "standing…
- I don't know if you've ever noticed this, but first impressions are often entirely wrong. You can look at a painting for the first time,…
- For Beatrice, when we first met, I was lonely, and you were pretty. Now I am pretty lonely.
- and what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events may in fact be the first steps of a journey.
- What should we call him?" Klaus asked. "You should call him Dr. Montgomery," Mr. Poe replied, "unless he tells you to call him Montgomery. Both…
- The expression "following suit" is a curious one, because it has nothing to do with walking behind a matching set of clothing. If you follow…
- If you don’t care about something, one way to demonstrate your feelings is to say the word and then repeat the word with the letters…
- I opened my mouth and kissed you then, the first time all night, attacked you and surrendered completely, and let’s get out of here. I’m…
- There's an easy method for finding someone when you hear them scream. First get a clean sheet of paper and a sharp pencil. Then sketch…
- Sometime during your life—in fact, very soon—you may find yourself reading a book, and you may notice that a book’s first sentence can often tell…
- Do the scary thing first, and get scared later.
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- Ironically, the first thing that appealed to me about Islam was its pluralism. The fact that the Koran praises all the great… — Karen Armstrong
- I am lucky, I'm the first to admit that. — J. J. Abrams
- That's why I began doing makeup in the first place: I was hoping that through helping people see the beauty in themselves,… — Kevyn Aucoin
- For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first. — Aristotle
- He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled. — Aristotle
- Retired is being tired twice, I've thought, first tired of working, then tired of not. — Richard Armour
- Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines and that… — Karen Armstrong