First kiss does the trick. The propitious moment. Something inside them goes pop. Mushy like, tell by their eye, on the sly. First thoughts are best. Remember that till their dying day.
[1922 J. Joyce Ulysses 354]
‘I have thought it over. First thoughts are best.’
[1929 ‘P. Oldfeld’ Alchemy Murder viii. 95]
Don't shrink the Branches too much—first thoughts often best.
[1943 M. Lowry Letter 7 Sept. in S. E. Grace Sursum Corda! (1995) I. 427]
Related to: decision and indecision
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