--- title: "4 Emily Foster Quotes" description: "Emily Sophia Foster was a New Zealand teacher and school principal. She was born in Sherborne, Dorset, England, on 18 December 1842; her father was Guis..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-emily-foster-71265.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Emily Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-emily-foster-71265.jpg) # Emily Foster **4** quotes in **9** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Emily Sophia Foster was a New Zealand teacher and school principal. She was born in Sherborne, Dorset, England, on 18 December 1842; her father was Guise Brittan. She was principal of Christchurch Girls' High School for some years before her sudden death. ## Quotes by Emily Foster > [“Annie, do you believe in god?” “Of course not,” she answers. “Do you?” “No. No, not really.” She looks at me. “But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-foster/annie-do-you-believe-in-god-of-course-not-she-answers-do-you-no-no/) Emily Foster [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/038/emily-foster-71265_believe_annie-do-you-believe-in-god-of-course-no_2301765.jpg) > [“I—I don’t drink,” said Shina. The Captain clicked her tongue. “Well, I don’t know your life,” she said, “but that might be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-foster/i-i-don-t-drink-said-shina-the-captain-clicked-her-tongue-well-i-don/) Emily Foster [Alcohol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcohol/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/emily-foster-71265_alcohol_i-i-don-t-drink-said-shina-the-captain-c_2506580.jpg) > [“We’ll talk about it on Friday,” he says, with a repressive eyebrow. “It isn’t certain that we’re ‘gonna’ anything, young Coffey, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-foster/we-ll-talk-about-it-on-friday-he-says-with-a-repressive-eyebrow-it/) Emily Foster [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a73/emily-foster-71265_two-years_we-ll-talk-about-it-on-friday-he-says-wi_2690106.jpg) > [“Fear. The nature of evil is fear.".. "Everyone feels fear, though. Not everyone-...It doesn't seem to matter whether a person has money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-foster/fear-the-nature-of-evil-is-fear-everyone-feels-fear-though-not/) Emily Foster [Fear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fear/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e43/emily-foster-71265_fear_fear-the-nature-of-evil-is-fear-everyone_2859297.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-foster/#itemlist", "name": "Emily Foster Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Annie, do you believe in god?” “Of course not,” she answers. “Do you?” “No. No, not really.” She looks at me. “But a little bit?” “It’s not that I believe in god,” I say, struggling to find the next hold. I speak quietly, not letting the words carry beyond our two bodies. “It’s that I wanted to. I grew up in the benignant arms of the Church of England, but it wasn’t the bland ritual that tempted me ever, it was the notion that there was something beyond humanity, a purpose and a meaning greater than . . .” I stop, embarrassed by this bit of arrogance from my adolescent self.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Emily Foster" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-foster/annie-do-you-believe-in-god-of-course-not-she-answers-do-you-no-no/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/038/emily-foster-71265_believe_annie-do-you-believe-in-god-of-course-no_2301765.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/038/emily-foster-71265_believe_annie-do-you-believe-in-god-of-course-no_2301765.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/038/emily-foster-71265_believe_annie-do-you-believe-in-god-of-course-no_2301765.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Annie, do you believe in god?” “Of course not,” she answers. “Do you?” “No. No, not really.” She looks at…” — Emily Foster", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I—I don’t drink,” said Shina. 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