--- title: "8 Loved City Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Loved City quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Loved City sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/133/james-sallis-19414_anonymity_he-existed-a-step-or-two-to-one-side-of_472050.png" --- > [He existed a step or two to one side of the common world, largely out of sight, a shadow, all but invisible.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-sallis/he-existed-a-step-or-two-to-one-side-of-the-common-world-largely-out/) [James Sallis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-sallis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/133/james-sallis-19414_anonymity_he-existed-a-step-or-two-to-one-side-of_472050.png) > [“We had heard that the people of Delhi loved their city as bees love flowers. But we could not believe that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/khushwant-singh/we-had-heard-that-the-people-of-delhi-loved-their-city-as-bees-love/) [Khushwant Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/khushwant-singh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/503/khushwant-singh-9061_love-flower_we-had-heard-that-the-people-of-delhi-lo_1118926.jpg) > [“I loved the city. We were anonymous, and even then I had the sense that cities were yielding; that they moved over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheridan-hay/i-loved-the-city-we-were-anonymous-and-even-then-i-had-the-sense-that/) [Sheridan Hay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheridan-hay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f1/sheridan-hay-21171_cities_i-loved-the-city-we-were-anonymous-and-e_1339735.jpg) > [“She loved this city. She just didn’t like it much.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/faith-martin/she-loved-this-city-she-just-didn-t-like-it-much/) [Faith Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/faith-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8d/faith-martin-53710_quote_she-loved-this-city-she-just-didn-t-like_2222795.jpg) > [I can't with any conscience argue for New York with anyone. It's like Calcutta. But I love the city in an emotional,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-can-t-with-any-conscience-argue-for-new-york-with-anyone-it-s-like/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab9/woody-allen-176_arguing_i-can-t-with-any-conscience-argue-for-ne_2223869.jpg) > [“After the storm, many citizens left New Orleans to live elsewhere, but those who stayed were determined to rebuild. They loved their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-schultz/after-the-storm-many-citizens-left-new-orleans-to-live-elsewhere-but/) [Howard Schultz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-schultz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a14/howard-schultz-1317_new-orleans_after-the-storm-many-citizens-left-new-o_2590706.png) > [I loved the city of St. Louis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-brodeur/i-loved-the-city-of-st-louis/) [Martin Brodeur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-brodeur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/014/martin-brodeur-4488_city_i-loved-the-city-of-st-louis-2720301_2720301.png) > [“Lina looked out at the lighted streets spreading away in every direction, the streets she knew so well. She loved her city,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-duprau/lina-looked-out-at-the-lighted-streets-spreading-away-in-every/) [Jeanne DuPrau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-duprau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f75/jeanne-duprau-13032_loved-city_lina-looked-out-at-the-lighted-streets-s_3157258.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/loved-city/#itemlist", "name": "Loved City Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "He existed a step or two to one side of the common world, largely out of sight, a shadow, all but invisible. Whatever he owned, either he could hoist it on his back and lug it along or he could walk away from it. 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