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Fortnight Quotes

Two weeks, endless stories.

A fortnight is just fourteen days, but as these quotes show, it can swallow a stack of library books or stretch out like an eternity for a nervous writer. Some people Care enough to fill every one of those days with purpose.

We had library books in our house, but not our own. So you had 14 days to read them. There would be eight books a fortnight in our house and I'd read as many of those as I could.

Quotes by Sue Townsend

You get fed up watching shows with not much care and love, reality programmes where they put people in a house for a fortnight and film them doing everything, or where participants arrive after lunch and do the programme at...

Quotes by Ronnie Corbett

In my opinion, what changed the situation eventually - and, of course, it took a lot of time to change it, things like that don't change in a week or a fortnight - was the new educational system.

Quotes by John Hume

I am not - thank heavens - one of those 'driven' writers who spend a fortnight buckled with empty fright over an untouched page only to wake at two in the morning feverish with paragraphs.

Quotes by Jim Crace

Believe Quotes

I am enthralled until the last ball Djokovic hits, and the moment it is over and he is on his knees eating grass, I sink into my chair, cannot believe I have spent another fleeting fortnight of the few summers...

Quotes by Howard Jacobson

For a fortnight nobody at all emailed me, or posted a follow-up. Doesn't anyone care, I thought? It turned out my newsreader was broken, and hadn't posted at all.

Quotes by Graham Nelson

Since this war began our sympathy has gone out to all the suffering people who have been dragged into it. Further hundreds of millions have become involved since I spoke at Limerick fortnight ago.

Quotes by Eamon de Valera

We make our own labor unions. We organize our labor into units of 300, and then the representatives of these 300 meet together every week. Then every fortnight they meet with the head men.

Quotes by Charles M. Schwab

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'fortnight' mean in these quotes?
A fortnight is simply a two-week stretch of time, and the quotes on this page use it to describe everything from a pile of library books read in fourteen days to a lingering wait for a new school system to take hold.
Why do writers mention feeling anxious over a fortnight?
Several quotes describe writers who dread a blank page for two straight weeks before ideas finally arrive, showing how a fortnight can feel like both too little and too much time depending on the task.
Do these quotes relate to reality TV?
Yes, one quote points to reality shows that confine a group of strangers together for two weeks straight, capturing their everyday routines on camera to manufacture drama out of otherwise ordinary moments.
Can a fortnight really change how a system works?
One quote notes that meaningful change, like reforming an education system, never happens in a single week or fortnight, reminding readers that lasting progress usually needs far more patience than two weeks allow.
Where can I find more quotes about care during long waits?
If patience and support during a slow stretch resonate with you, browse Caring quotes for more reflections on kindness through difficult, drawn-out moments.

Whether it is a slow-changing school system or a reality show crew filming nonstop for two weeks, a fortnight has a way of testing patience. If you Believe good things take time, these lines will feel familiar.