Quotes of: First-of-all Keyword

Hermes's eyes twinkled. "Martha, may I have the first package, please?" Martha opened her mouth ... and kept opening it until it was as wide as my arm. She belched out a stainless steel canister-an old-fashioned lunch box thermos with a black plastic...

The Sea of Monsters

We were no longer, technically, children although in many ways I am quite sure that we were. Childish has become a term of contempt. "Don't be childish, darling." "I hope to Christ I am. Don't be childish yourself." It is possible to be grateful that...

True At First Light: A Fictional Memoir

Science has marched forward. But civilization’s values remain rooted in philosophies, religious traditions, and ethical frameworks devised many centuries ago. Even our economic system, capitalism, is half a millennium old. The first stock exchange ...

The View from Lazy Point: A Natural Year in an Unnatural World

He grinned again. We'd only been seeing each other for a few weeks now, but this easy give-and-take still surprised me. From that very first day in my room, I felt like we'd somehow skipped the formalities of the Beginning of a Relationship: those aw...

Sarah Dessen

SHE holds the hand to help you in your First Step, She is your First Teacher, SHE holds your hand when You Fall Down, SHE is the one who guides you in Life, SHE hides you from all Trouble, SHE is sometime Mentor, SHE even nurses you when you Fall ill...

Debolina Bhawal

From the first time I saw you, I've belonged to you completely. I still do. If you want me. -Jace

City of Glass

The first category is always the man of the present, the second the man of the future. The first preserve the world and people it, the second move the world and lead it to its goal.

Crime and Punishment

Jesus' love for you far outweighs your expectations of Him.

Dancing with God: First Year Thoughts on the Loss of My Daughter

Joy is something we can’t manufacture. Joy happens to us not because of us.

Dancing with God: First Year Thoughts on the Loss of My Daughter

Starting the morning without prayer is like starting a car without gas.

Dancing with God: First Year Thoughts on the Loss of My Daughter

God, now she knew what decent men felt like, the disquiet before taking someone for their first time.

Dead After Dark

Always smile first thing in the morning. Might as well get it over with.

The Day I Drank a Glass of Water

money has no essence. It's not "really" anything; therefore, its nature has always been and presumably always will be a matter of political conten­tion.

Debt: The First 5,000 Years

Success is not attained when the goal is reached; success is attained from the time when the first step is taken towards that goal.

Empowerment Basics

Every burned book or house enlightens the world; every suppressed or expunged word reverberates through the earth from side to side.

Essays: First Series

Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the health of human society.

Essays: First and Second Series

Sometimes a little song is sweet to hear, even if the orchestra is more accomplished

Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher's First Year

Freedom or prison--what's the difference? A man must develop unwavering will power subject only to his reason.

The First Circle

The single biggest advantage of being completely surrounded is that it gives you the opportunity to attack the enemy in any direction you choose.

The First Dragon

If, living in the world, you refuse to be a part of it, you will help others out of this chaos - not in the future, not tomorrow, but now.

The First and Last Freedom

There must be a certain amount of imitation, copying, in outward technique, but when there is inward, psychological imitation surely we cease to be creative.

The First and Last Freedom