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“...and often Lisa thought bitterly of the ideas she had held on "college life" before coming to Denton, ideas and images culled from a hundred magazine stories and as many movies. Where were the co...”
“Bad things are gonna' happen to you, because they happen to us all. And worrying won't stave the really bad things off. Don't make the mistake of comparing your twisted-up insides to other people's...”
“Yet here was Morrie talking with the wonder of our college years, as if I'd simply been on a long vacation. ..I once promised I would never work for money, that I would join the Peace Corps, that I...”
“A university is a city of ideas, and we're grateful you became citizens of our city.”
“Don't take on more student loans than your future-self can handle.”
“I was brand-new in San Francisco, right out of college, and I thought it was thrilling, a guy buying me a drink. I didnt think, how tacky, this creep is buying me a drink. I thought, how amazing, I...”
“I rub my hand down my face, frustrated. This girl in front of me tests my patience like hell. When she ran to me after her dad kicked her out, I thought she still had feelings for me. She needed a ...”
“In almost 25 years of experience as a high school guidance counselor, a regional college representative, and a private college counselor, I have noted the kinds of things that make the college proc...”
“This was one of those non-glamorous parts about college that people never tell you about - worrying that the dilapidated apartment hosting a party would fall apart with you in it.”
“He's like the anti-Ben, but his attention is like a shot of adrenaline.”
“Gee, you dont sugarcoat things, do you? At least if Im at a club, I wont have you pressuring me.No, youll have heaps of strangers instead.”
“Colt, youre going to be a nurse, not a cop. If anything happens, Ill pay the fines for you.Still dont need it.Why? She paused for a moment, thinking. Because youre still trying to get into Daddys g...”
“some people graduate on time. some others graduate at the right time. no matter about the time you graduations, you have to take responsibility to finish your college when you choose to start it. n...”
“Nick wanted to meet on campus at Love Library. (That was the actual name; thank you for your donation, Mayor Don Lathrop Love.)”
“He's a cocky SOB. He knew the Nick Adams Stories. Probably a frustrated English major who graduated from college qualified to drive a cab.”
“There's always Time and Place for Everything called College”
“The whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people, and must be willing to bear the expense of it," [John] Adams wrote. "There should not be a district of one mile square,...”
“Et supper?" Foote asked."No, sir," Stoner answered.Mrs. Foote crooked an index finger at him and padded away, Stoner followed her through several rooms into a kitchen, where she motioned him to sit...”
“He gave her a smile that wasnt really a smile at all. Eh, it wouldnt be so bad. I wouldnt have to study for the SATs or get a summer job or figure out my major. I can drink Elderflower wine all day...”
“Well, I should like to see you go to college, Anne, but if you never do, don't grow discontented about it. We make our own lives wherever we are, after all... college can only help us do it more ea...”
