“Firsts were important”
“Firsts were important. But I was pretty sure lasts were even more important.”
“An empty shell. Those were the first words that sprang to mind. .... Something incredibly important - .. - had disappeared from Miu for good. Leaving behind not life, but its absence”
“There must always be a first," said Jem. "It is not easy to be first, and it is not always rewarding, but it is important.”
“Home is a child's first and most important classroom.”
“It is of first importance that the military be subordinate to civilian government”