Term Quotes

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You spend the first term at Oxford meeting interesting and exciting people and the rest of your time there avoiding them — Evelyn Waugh
In recent years my understanding of God had evolved into increasingly remote abstractions. I'd come to think of God in terms like Divine Reality, the… — Sue Monk Kidd
But myth is something else than an explanation of the world, of history, and of destiny. Myth expresses in terms of the world - that… — Paul Ricoeur
The Chancellor looked down at the empty table for a minute. Then he shrugged, looked up, and gave a surprisingly jaunty smile. "All in favor… — Patrick Rothfuss
Why are terms of endearment always food? Honey, cookie, sugar, pumpkin. Its not like caring about someone is enough to actually sustain you. — Jodi Picoult
I never trusted any man not to find someone else; to stay with me if he had another option. to not find something in me… — Dorothy Koomson
I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term? — Nicholas Sparks
I hope that each of you girls will become an individual of significant worth and a person of virtue so that your contributions are maintained… — James E. Faust
Heimat. The word mean home in German, the place where one was born. But the term also conveys a subtler nuance, a certain tenderness. One's… — Jenna Blum
Aesthetics have substantial political consequences. How one views oneself as beautiful or not beautiful or desirable or not desirable has deep consequences in terms of… — Cornel West
I'd love to tell you I had some deep revelation on my way down, that I came to terms with my own mortality, laughed in… — Rick Riordan
I'm magnetic," she whispered, half awed and half horrified. "I hope you don't start sticking to fridges and stuff," I said in disbelief. Fang dropped… — James Patterson
I choose my battles, Dresden. Not you." She looked up at me calmly. "Let me put this in terms that will get through your skull:… — Jim Butcher
Since I was five, I've known that I was adopted, which is a politically correct term for being clueless about one's own origins. — Jodi Picoult
We are coming up on the Sumerian apokalypsiâ€“. (Artemis) I donâ€™t think they use that word. (Kat) Who cares what word they use? End of… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is. — Nhat Hanh
Weâ€™re looking for anything to do with the Rod of Time. (Sin) Rod of Time, Forsaken Moon, Tablet of Destinyâ€¦you Sumerians really liked your hokey… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Fine, you fun-vampire. Iâ€™ll take my scroll over here and play by myself. (Kat) Fun-vampire? What is that? (Sin) That would be you sucking all… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
No it's not!" said Constable Visit. "Atheism is a denial of a god." "Therefore It Is A Religious Position," said Dorfl. "Indeed, A True Atheist… — Terry Pratchett
Because everybody who has ever lost their way in life has felt the nagging insistence of that question. At some point we all look up… — John Green

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