#irs

Gordon Edgley's sudden death came as a shock to everyone - not least himself. One moment he was in his study, seven words into the twenty-fifth sentence of the final chapter of his new book, And the Darkness Rained upon Them, and the next he was dead. A tragic loss, his mind echoed numbly as he slipped away. ↗

— Derek Landy

#first-paragraph #humor #young-adult #death

You can't control the past, but you can control where you go next. ↗

— Kirsten Hubbard

#kirsten-hubbard #travel #wanderlove #inspirational

There's nothing more exciting than to watch a story break and grow, and to be the first one to present it to the world. ↗

— Matt Drudge

#break #exciting #first #grow #more

Perhaps the world's second-worst crime is boredom; the first is being a bore. ↗

— Cecil Beaton

#bore #boredom #crime #first #perhaps

Czech: Řekni mi, co čteš, a já ti řeknu, kdo jsi. English: Tell me what you read, and I'll tell you who you are. First president of Czechoslovakia. ↗

— Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

#inspirational #true #inspirational

Communists should be the first to be concerned about other people and country and the last to enjoy themselves. ↗

— Zhao Ziyang

#be the first #communists #concerned #country #enjoy

Before and during the first phase of the war his administration repeatedly maligned the UN but now, that Iraq has turned into a quagmire, it is asking the UN for help. ↗

— Peter Schuyler

#asking #before #during #first #first phase

First appearance deceives many. ↗

— Ovid

#deceives #first #first appearance #many

We all have the right of freedom of speech under the First Amendment. We all don't have to agree with one another on our opinions. Everyone in my circle, that I run around with, we all feel the same about God, country, integrity and character. ↗

— Luke Scott

#agree #amendment #another #around #character

We don't pray for the land. We pray for the humans, all humans... starting with the president, Mohammed Morsi, and all officials, and for God to give everyone wisdom and responsibility to manage the affairs of this country and its people in true Egyptian spirit. ↗

— Pope Theodoros II

#country #egyptian #everyone #give #god