Unseen University Quotes

#1. And Unseen University took tradition very seriously, at least when it remembered to.

Terry Pratchett

#2. Birds nested among the gutters and eaves of Unseen University, although it was noticeable that however great the pressure on the nesting sites they never, ever, made nests in the invitingly open mouths of the gargoyles that lined the rooftops, much to the gargoyles' disappointment.

Terry Pratchett

#3. What are my options?" she asked as I climbed into the driver's seat. "Meaningless euphemisms at one end and your full-on Unseen University at the other," I said. "The Unseen University is a bit like Hogwart's - " Stephanopoulos cut me off. "I have read some Terry Pratchett," she said.

Ben Aaronovitch

#4. Vimes had found Old Stoneface's journal in the Unseen University library. The man had been hard no doubt about that. But they were hard times. He'd written: "In the Fyres of Struggle let us bake New Men, who Will Notte heed the Old Lies." But the old lies had won in the end.

Terry Pratchett

#5. Unseen University had never admitted women, muttering something about problems with the plumbing, but the real reason was an unspoken dread that if women were allowed to mess around with magic they would probably be embarrassingly good at it ...

Terry Pratchett

#6. Many things went on at Unseen University and, regrettably, teaching had to be one of them. The faculty had long ago confronted this fact and had perfected various devices for avoiding it. But this was perfectly all right because, to be fair, so had the students.

Terry Pratchett

#7. Leaders exude courage by sacrificing their popularity for their values and beliefs.

Noel DeJesus

#8. Live faithfully, fight bravely, and die laughing.

Anthony Doerr

#9. This year, everything is going to be different. No one in Fischer Hall is going to die this year. Not even accidentally."
"How are you going to manage that?" Coop asks, gnawing on a Chinese sparerib. "Bubble wrap all your residents?

Meg Cabot

#10. I said, 'The nice thing about Alzheimer's is you get to hide your own Easter eggs.'

John McCain

#11. For me, personally, it is very important that the days are exactly the same, so I have routines. I do the same thing every day.

Karl Ove Knausgard

#12. Cynical realism - it's the intelligent man's best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation

Aldous Huxley

#13. Introverts prefer to work independently, and solitude can be a catalyst to innovation.

Susan Cain

#14. If we want scientists and engineers in the future, we should be cultivating the girls as much as the boys.

Sally Ride

#15. I think that it'd be nice for other Asians to support other Asian artists and help each other instead of pull each other down.

Justin Chon

#16. If per capita was a problem, decapita could be arranged

Terry Pratchett