“First thoughts are not always the best.”

“Thought depends largely on the stomach. In spite of this, those with the best stomachs are not always the best thinkers.”

“I've always loved the first day of school better than the last day of school. Firsts are best because they are beginnings.”

“My first thoughts after waking are – and always have been – of you.”

“Here's a basic difference between Morelli and me. My first thought was always of cake. His first thought was always of sex. Don't get me wrong. I like sex… a lot. But it's never going to replace cake.”

“I've always thought that a feeling which changes never existed in the first place.”

“I've always thought of fantasy as a genre of best-case scenarios, and horror as a genre of worst-case scenarios.”

“Have you noticed that the imbecile always smiles? Man's first frown is the first touch of God on his forehead. The touch of thought.”

“Of course the modern detective story puts off its best tricks till the last, but Doyle always put his best tricks first and that's why they're still the best ones.”

“I would so hate to be a first-person character! Always on your guard, always having people read your thoughts!”