Cities Quotes

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Let it be told to the future world, that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, that the city… — Thomas Paine
Oh, do you have A Tale of Two Cities?" "That silly thing? Men going around getting their heads chopped off for love? Ridiculus." Will unpeeled… — Cassandra Clare
They may be called the Palace Guard, the City Guard, or the Patrol. Whatever the name, their purpose in any work of heroic fantasy is… — Terry Pratchett
Some cities are women and must be loved; others are men and can only be admired or bargained with — Angela Carter
His fingers skimmed down her body, over skin and satin, and she shivered, leaning into him, and she was sure they both tasted like blood… — Cassandra Clare
So why are we practicing this, anyway?" Percy asked. "Do you guys spend a lot of time laying siege to fortified cities? — Rick Riordan
We look at mountains and call them eternal, and they seem... but in the course of time, mountains rise and fall, rivers change their courses,… — George R. R. Martin
If there were such a thing as an inter-city thieving contest, Ankh-Morpork would bring home the trophy and probably everyoneâ€™s wallets. — Terry Pratchett
It snowed all week. Wheels and footsteps moved soundlessly on the street, as if the business of living continued secretly behind a pale but impenetrable… — Truman Capote
This city belongs to ghosts, to murderers, to sleepwalkers. Where are you, in what bed, in what dream? — Marguerite Yourcenar
It was a dark, blustery afternoon in spring, and the city of London was chasing a small mining town across the dried-out bed of the… — Philip Reeve
It's just as easy to be lonely in a city as out in the wilderness. Easier, really. It's harder to get to know someone when… — Mercedes Lackey
In violence there is often the quality of yearning - the yearning for completion. For closure. For that which is absent and would if present… — Peter Straub
Iâ€™ve had reports of this one being in the city, but no close-up pictures till now. Heâ€™s some kind of pretty. I could just take… — Nalini Singh
My city. I pondered that phrase, wondered why Barrons felt that way. He never said â€œour world.â€ He always said â€œyour world.â€ But he called… — Karen Marie Moning
So this is where people come to live; I would have thought it is a city to die in. — Rainer Maria Rilke
Surely no one would ever use such a weapon against a city." "There are no limits in war," Volger said, still staring out the window. — Scott Westerfeld
Simon-But werewolfs don't like our kind! Jordan-I do. It's his kind I don't like. They think they're better than everyone else. Jace-No, I think I'm… — Cassandra Clare
The window gave onto a view of dove-gray roofs and balconies, each one containing the same cracked flowerpot and sleeping feline. It was as if… — Jeffrey Eugenides
In moments Akiva was up in the ether, scarcely feeling the sting of ice crystals in the thin air. He let his glamour fall away,… — Laini Taylor

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