Cities Quotes

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Because now there's time enough not to hurry, to light the lamp and open the window to the moon and take a moment to dream… — Jeet Thayil
I wanted a metamorphosis, a change to fish, to leviathan, to destroyer. I wanted the earth to open up, to swallow everything in one engulfing… — Henry Miller
You and David could both be right. Maybe human beings are programmed â€¦ to help one another, even to fall in love. But just because… — Scott Westerfeld
I walked around Soho's street for over an hour, running into familiar faces but never once stopping to chat. It was then that I felt… — Tablo
Wow. Clearly, I need to find myself an ex-con. Since prison is probably the only place in this city I havenâ€™t looked for Mr. Right… — Julie James
Never! Never, Marge. I can't live the button-down life like you. I want it all: the terrifying lows, the dizzying highs, the creamy middles. Sure,… — Matt Groening
The rain that fell on the city runs down the dark gutters and empties into the sea without even soaking the ground — Haruki Murakami
Blood City III: The Massacre. I'd read the summary of it online, and frankly, it sounded like the directors had just decided to film my… — James Patterson
The goblins of the city may hold committees to divide a single potato, but the strong and the cruel still sit on the hill, and… — Catherynne M. Valente
I found myself back in the sepulchral city resenting the sight of people hurrying through the streets to filch a little money from each other,… — Joseph Conrad
I found Bombay and opium, the drug and the city, the city of opium and the drug Bombay — Jeet Thayil
The Lynburns built this town on their blood and bones." "That was their first mistake," Jared said. "They should've built a city on rock and… — Sarah Rees Brennan
what he sought was always something lying ahead, and even if it was a matter of the past it was a past that changed gradually… — Italo Calvino
In the holy solipsism of the young Now I can't walk thru a city street w/out eying each single pedestrian. I feel thier vibe thru… — Jim Morrison
The messengers of Jesus will be hated to the end of time. They will be blamed for all the division which rend cities and homes.… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Humans are so Funny. So much moralising about words while at the same time thinking it perfectly "moral" to pepper-bomb cities full of people to… — David Icke
When I thought I'd killed him, I felt more alone than I've felt in a long time. Like I couldn't stand walking through this city… — Karen Marie Moning
Heâ€™s body slammed enough people to start a new country. And there could be a neighbouring city for the people heâ€™s punched in the throat — Gena Showalter
There is no immortality that is not built on friendship and work done with care. All the secrets in the world worth knowing are hiding… — Robin Sloan
The Romans always wanted bread and circuses-food and entertainement! As we destroy their city, I will offer them both. Behold, a sample!" Someething dropped from… — Rick Riordan

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