Tense Root

Famous quotes containing the words tense and/or root:

“Existence really is an imperfect tense that never becomes a present.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

“In dark places and dungeons the preacher’s words might perhaps strike root and grow, but not in broad daylight in any part of the world that I know.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)