“For the first time in a long time, he didn't think of the past. And of all the things he'd lost. He thought only of the present, and what he had. And how it was so much more than he deserved. And he prayed then that he would never, ever lose it.” ThinkingFirstsLongPastLostLosesLong TimeFirst Time Author:Jennifer Donnelly
“How we love others is affected by how we love ourselves, and for the first time in a long time, I was whole.” FirstsLongWholeLong TimeFirst TimeAffected Book:Succubus Revealed Source: Succubus Revealed
“That deepest thing, that recognition, that knowledge, that sense of kinship began the first time I saw you,and it is the same now - only a thousand times deeper and tenderer. I shall love you to eternity. I loved you long before we met in this flesh. I knew that when I first saw you. It was destiny. We are together like this and nothing can shake us apart.” FirstsLongTogetherDestinySawsLove YouMetsThousandFirst TimeEternityDeeperFleshRecognitionShakesI Loved YouKinshipFirst Time I Saw You Author:Khalil Gibran
“For the first time in a long time, I actually look at her. I've always thought Lena was pretty, but now it occurs to me that at some point - last summer? last year? - she became beautiful.” YearsFirstsLooksLongLastsBeautifulSummerLong TimeFirst TimeLast YearLast Summer Author:Lauren Oliver
“When you stand out there," John continues in a hoarse voice, "keep your chin up, all right? Don't let them get to you." "I won't." "Make them work for it. Punch someone if you have to." John gives me a sad, crooked smile. "You're a scary kid. So scare them. Okay? All the way until the end." For the first time in a long time, I feel like a little brother. I have to swallow hard to keep my eyes dry. "Okay," I whisper.” IfsWayGivingFeelsFirstsLittlesLongEndsHardEyeKidsVoiceBrotherLong TimeFirst TimeOkayGive MeScaryDryScareStanding OutChinsCrookedLittle BrotherChin UpCrooked SmilesHoarse Voice Author:Marie Lu
“It is such a secret place, the land of tears. That is what the narrator ofThe Little Prince says after the little prince argues with him the first time about matters of consequence. And he was right. My land of tears had been a secret for a very long time.” FirstsLittlesLongMatterSecretLandTearsLong TimeConsequenceFirst TimeArguingNarratorsSecret Places Author:Megan Hart
“I force my eyes upward and look at Mia for the first time. She's still beautiful. Not in an obvious Vanessa LeGrande or Bryn Shraeder kind of way. In a quiet way that's always been devastating to me. Her hair, long and dark, is down now, swimming damply against her bare shoulders, which are still milky white and covered with the constellation of freckles that I used to kiss. The scar on her left shoulder, the one that used to be an angry red weld is silvery pink now. Almost like the latest rage in tattoo accessories. Almost pretty.” WayFirstsLooksKindLongStillsEyeBeautifulUsedLeftForceDarkWhiteHairQuietKissingFirst TimeRedAngryObviousRageShouldersUsed To BeCoveredSwimmingScarTattooConstellationsAccessoriesMiaFreckles Book:If I Stay Source: If I Stay
“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 first time ever, I appreciated being a part of one.” FirstsLongHurtComfortLong TimeFirst TimeDown AndPacksAppreciated Book:Silver Borne Source: Silver Borne