Firsts Quotes

20399 Firsts quotes by 9251 unique authors

As far as you can, get into the habit of asking yourself in relation to any action taken by another: "What is his point of… — Marcus Aurelius
You're not the first Elite Ops agent to fall in love and you won't be the last," Ian informed him (Nik). "I've watched four of… — Lora Leigh
Calvinism is an all-embracing system of principles... It is rooted in a form of religion which was peculiarly its own, and form that specific religious… — Abraham Kuyper
You don't know me yet," I said. "Rory was telling me she lives in a swamp," Charlotte said. "That's right," I said, turning up my… — Maureen Johnson
The essay I had to read was called, "An Essay on Criticism" by Alexander Pope. The first challenge was that the essay was, in fact,… — Maureen Johnson
It is always the enemy who started it, even if he was not the first to speak out, he was certainly planning it; and if… — Elias Canetti
When I was fifteen, a dark shape came into my room at night. It was dark, but it glowed, which is the first of many… — Miranda July
[...] I suppose this was the first time I had ever felt an urge not to be. Never an urge to die, far less an… — Stephen Fry
I sit up straight and do the first thing a person is supposed to do in an emergency, which is send a text message. — Robin Sloan
As I took a step toward him your eyes met mine and I saw the silent pleading for forgiveness or acceptance. I wasn't sure which.… — Abbi Glines
And I too, felt ready to start life all over again. It was as if that great rush of anger had washed me clean, emptied… — Albert Camus
I understand now that boundaries between noise and sound are conventions. All boundaries are conventions, waiting to be transcended. One may transcend any convention if… — David Mitchell
Pack is for comfort when you hurt, I thought, putting my head back down. And for the first time in a long time, maybe the… — Patricia Briggs
The first thing to say about Eve is that she was a big improvement on the Adam design, or that Adam was an extremely misguided… — Glen Duncan
But pearls are for tears, the old legend says," Gilbert had objected. "I'm not afraid of that. And tears can be happy as well as… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
If you wish to discover the guilty person, first find out to whom the crime might be useful. — Alexandre Dumas
She knew now that marriage did not make love. Janieâ€™s first dream was dead, so she became a woman. — Zora Neale Hurston
I guess Satan was the first superhero [...] In his first adventure, he took the form of a snake to free two prisoners being held… — Joe Hill
I wept heartily over this poor little deceased soul. It was the first sentient being I had ever killed. I was now a killer. I… — Yann Martel
He looked around, as if he was seeing the world for the first time. Beautiful was the world, colorful was the world, strange and mysterious… — Hermann Hesse

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