Famous quotes containing the word terrific:
“When little boys grown patient at last, weary,
Surrender their eyes immeasurably to the night,
The event will rage terrific as the sea;
Their bodies fill a crumbling room with light.”
—Allen Tate (18991979)
“My mom says Im her sugarplum.
My mom says Im her lamb.
My mom says Im completely perfect
Just the way I am.
My mom says Im a super-special wonderful terrific little guy.
My mom just had another baby.
Why?”
—Judith Viorst (20th century)
“This Ennui, for which we Saxons had no name, this word of France has got a terrific significance. It shortens life, and bereaves the day of its light.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882)
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