Cities Quotes

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The backstreet cafe in Casablanca was for me a place of mystery, a place with a soul, a place with danger. There was a sense… — Tahir Shah
You may think you find peace in Christ when you have no outward troubles, but is Christ your peace when the Assyrian comes into the… — Jeremiah Burroughs
If we're going to the Silent City, you might want to get dressed. I mean, I appreciate the bra-and-panties look, but I don't know if… — Cassandra Clare
It wouldn't be my move," Jace agreed. " First the candy and flowers, then the apology letters, THEN the ravenous demon hordes. In that order."… — Cassandra Clare
Anyway, he's [Simon] obviously not here. Go back to what you were doing. What's the point in wasting a perfectly good brick wall when you… — Cassandra Clare
Annabeth, thank goodness, would be staying in New York. She'd gotten permission from her parents to attend a boarding school in the city so she… — Rick Riordan
You're from where?" "Lay'en. It's near Salt Lake City." "Spell that for me." "Um, that would be S-A-L-T-" "No, the other one. The city you're… — Shannon Hale
I think the world has mostly ended because the cities we wander through are as rotten as we are. Buildings have collapsed. Rusted cars clog… — Isaac Marion
Whenever I happen to be in a city of any size, I marvel that riots do not break out everyday: Massacres, unspeakable carnage, a doomsday… — Emile M. Cioran
Nate stared, slack-jawed as the cab merged with the traffic and became impossible to spot. That was it. They chose each other. Just then, the… — Cecily von Ziegesar
Hot weather opens the skull of a city, exposing its white brain, and its heart of nerves, which sizzle like the wires inside a lightbulb.… — Truman Capote
Have I missed a national holiday? There must be celebrations in the streets for you to be home at this hour of the day." "I'm… — Nora Roberts
Then the lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of Heaven; and He overthrew those cities, and all… — Kurt Vonnegut
Here I am on the shore of Brittany. Let the cities light up in the evening. My day is done. I am leaving Europe. The… — Arthur Rimbaud
When you want to take over a city, you have to destroy the illusion of safety it provides. You have to hit the large well-protected… — Ilona Andrews
What did you do, memorize a map of the city for fun?â€ says Christina. â€œYes,â€ says Will, looking puzzled. â€œDidnâ€™t you? — Veronica Roth
I felt lethal, on the verge of frenzy. My nightly bloodlust overflowed into my days and I had to leave the city. My mask of… — Bret Easton Ellis
I meet you. I remember you. Who are you? Youâ€™re destroying me. Youâ€™re good for me. How could I know this city was tailor-made for… — Marguerite Duras
there was something about that city, though it didn't let me feel guilty that I had no feeling for the things so many others needed.… — Charles Bukowski
Why do we marry, why take friends and lovers? Why give ourselves to music, painting, chemistry or cooking? Out of simple delight in the resident… — Robert Farrar Capon

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