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title: "6 Provincial Life Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [I want much more than this provincial life! -Belle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/disney-princess/i-want-much-more-than-this-provincial-life-belle/)

[Disney Princess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/disney-princess/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89f/disney-princess-21765_belle_i-want-much-more-than-this-provincial-li_103222.jpg)

> [The monotony of provincial life attracts the attention of people to the kitchen. You do not dine as luxuriously in the provinces…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/honor-de-balzac/the-monotony-of-provincial-life-attracts-the-attention-of-people-to/)

[Honore de Balzac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/honor-de-balzac/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cd/honor-de-balzac-197_attention_the-monotony-of-provincial-life-attracts_1647936.png)

> [Insecurities and missteps can plague writers and artists who come from rural places. We worry that our provincial life experiences won't gain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-isaac-chung/insecurities-and-missteps-can-plague-writers-and-artists-who-come/)

[Lee Isaac Chung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-isaac-chung/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/890/lee-isaac-chung-5469_art_insecurities-and-missteps-can-plague-wri_1945989.jpg)

> [That's the trouble with provincial life. Everyone knows everyone and there is no mystery. No romance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fowles/that-s-the-trouble-with-provincial-life-everyone-knows-everyone-and/)

[John Fowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fowles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b6/john-fowles-816_life_that-s-the-trouble-with-provincial-life_2080034.png)

> [“The sudden approximation of my dull, provincial life to a New Yorker cartoon was exhilarating.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-bechdel/the-sudden-approximation-of-my-dull-provincial-life-to-a-new-yorker/)

[Alison Bechdel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-bechdel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ab/alison-bechdel-7240_life_the-sudden-approximation-of-my-dull-prov_2635560.jpg)

> [A great city is the place to escape the true drama of provincial life, and find solace in fantasy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilbert-k-chesterton/a-great-city-is-the-place-to-escape-the-true-drama-of-provincial-life/)

[Gilbert K. Chesterton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilbert-k-chesterton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c2/gilbert-k-chesterton-223_cities_a-great-city-is-the-place-to-escape-the_2862396.png)

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