Time Quote by H.G. Wells

“Crime was like litter tossed on the highway: once it was shoved out the window the only ones who cared were the ones close…

— Rebecca Forster

“The good news was that the streets were litter-free, maybe because no one had anything to throw away.”

— Nelson DeMille

“Since they were unable to liberate themselves from the old words and the fear, they prowled the streets and cast their angry shadows.”

— Aharon Appelfeld

“The cops watched me and the Georges and the other foreigners who worked the streets, and they knew exactly what we were doing. They…

— Gregory David Roberts

“They died comfortably in their little bed of understanding, to become useful citizens of the world. I pitied them, and in short order I…

— Henry Miller

“I looked up from the street and again at the wretched captives. I vowed not to let the noises of the city drown out…

— Lawrence Hill

“their worry that the city was too dangerous, a concern that frustrated me, immeasurably, because I knew where danger really lurked—in the woods behind…

— Roxane Gay

“If you don’t take care of the disenfranchised and outcasts of your city, they will come knocking on your door one day with revenge…

— Sunday Adelaja

“we are weakness itself, and unless He guards the city, in vain shall we labor to defend it.”

— Teresa of Ávila

“The moment any of them gave up on the difficult work of living with their neighbors—and all of the compromise, frustration, and delay that…

— Nathaniel Philbrick

“In war, government and their armies were a threat, but it was so often the neighbors who damned or saved you”

— Diana Gabaldon

“The town lay beneath their feet, its outskirts in ruin from the negligence of arrogant people who thought it was acceptable to let everything…

— Konstantina P