“There is a curious comfort in letting go. After the agony, letting go brings numbness, and after the numbness, clarity. As if I can see the world for the first time, and my place in it, independent of you, a whole vista of what may be. Even if it is not grand or inspiring, it is real and solid, unlike the fantasy I've built around you. I will do this. I will triumph over you.” IfsWorldFirstsMayI CanRealWholeFantasyComfortLetting GoFirst TimeBuiltIndependentClarityCuriousTriumphOver YouAgonyNumbnessVistas Author:Julie Berry
“For the first time in history, the human species as a whole has gone into politics. Everyone is in the act, and there is no telling what may come of it.” FirstsHumansMayWholeGoneFirst TimeSpeciesHuman Species Book:To Jerusalem and Back Source: To Jerusalem and Back
“A land may be said to be discovered the first time a European, presumably an Englishman, sets foot on it.” FirstsMaySaidFeetLandFirst TimeEnglishmen Author:Vilhjalmur Stefansson