First Days Quotes

“Did you finish yours, Kota?"
"Working on it now, Actually."
"How's it going?"

He sat up, turning in his chair and holding up his notebook. "I don't know. What rhymes with formaldehyde?"

My eyes widened. Gabriel laughed, rubbing his fingers against his forehead. "Dude, what kind of poem are you writing?"

Kota blinked at us. "It's about a doctor."

"Does the doctor fall in love?" Gabriel asked.
"No."
"Does someone die?"
"Not in the story, technically."
"What does he do?"
"He performs an autopsy.”
― C.L. Stone, First Days

“I hate running."
He laughed. "You know what's the best part about running?"
"What?"
"The stopping.”
― C.L. Stone, First Days

“Good afternoon, class," he said.

I said a soft good afternoon, but no one else in the class joined me.

Dr. Green laughed. "I think my class is missing. Did no one show up today? I'll have to mark everyone as absent. I believe I said good afternoon."

The room chorused a low murmuring of 'good afternoon' in reply.

"This won't do," Dr. Green said. "I'm here to teach you Japanese. I can't very well teach you English, too.”
― C.L. Stone, First Days

“Heard you missed me", he said, half turning and looking down at me. The smile on his lips broadened. "And that you're beating up the boys at school in protest to get me to come back. Couldn't let that happen.”
― C.L. Stone, First Days

“Marései o trópos pou gelás."
-Silas Korba”
― C.L. Stone, First Days

“His eyes lit up again. “Kota was right about you.”
I tilted my head at him. “What did he say?”
“He said there’s this beautiful angel who has her heart on her sleeve and we have to keep her safe.”
― C.L. Stone, First Days

“You know what’s the best part about running?” “What?” “The stopping.”
― C.L. Stone, First Days

“Kimi ga ite shiawase. Koi ni ochite shimatta.”
― C.L. Stone, First Days

“I'm sorry to interrupt," he said. "What would it take to get a detention?" he asked.
Ms. Johnson pushed a finger to her eyebrow. "Pardon?"
"Gabriel," Kota commanded in a whisper.
Gabriel ignored him. "What would someone have to do to get a detention in this class?"
Ms. Johnson still looked confused. "I suppose if someone started cussing in class, but..."
"Goddamn-shit-motherfucker," Gabriel spat out. He pressed his index finger to his chin and looked apologetic. "Oh wait, is it one detention for each one or can it just count as a group?”
― C.L. Stone, First Days

“Whispers with our names hovered around us like mosquitoes.”
― C.L. Stone, First Days

“You should have seen her," he said, beaming and swinging from side to side in the chair. " Oh god, it was beautiful. She stormed down that hallway and I swear if it wasn't because she was so small, she'd have kicked their asses. If I wasn't so pissed off, I'd kiss her right now.”
― C.L. Stone, First Days

“I guess not. Just let me know if they say anything like, 'I'm going to eat your liver'. I might want a heads up.”
― C.L. Stone, First Days

“M'arései o trópos pos gelás.”
― C.L. Stone, First Days

“Tired, North?"
"Mmm."
"You stayed up too late."
He grinned. "Yup. There's this girl named Sang, and she's a terrible influence on me.”
― C.L. Stone, First Days

“Luke: "Did you die? Are you grounded?”
― C.L. Stone, First Days

“Kirei-na hitomidane.”
― C.L. Stone, First Days