Born and raised Quote by Journey

“Just a small town girl Livin' in a lonely world She took the midnight train Goin' anywhere.”

— Journey

“I met that lovely Detroit lady and thought my time had come But just before I said “I do” I said “I got to…

— Maya Angelou

“Lived in Chicago, survived in New York, brooded in Detroit, floundered in lots of places, arrived here late, after living in libraries around the…

— Ray Bradbury

“I woke up feeling alone, so lonely. The night before, I had cried myself to sleep. I lay there on the floor, listening to…

— Tracey Emin

“You will always end up in this city. Don’t hope for things elsewhere: there is no ship for you, there is no road. As…

— C.P. Cavafy

“The young man walks by himself, fast but not fast enough, far but not far enough (faces slide out of sight, talk trails into…

— John Dos Passos

“As the ferry coasts into downtown, all lit up and windy and magic, I realize kids who grow up in cities must never dream…

— Kirsten Smith

“You will fall in love with train rides, and sooner or later you will realize that nowhere seems like home anymore.”

— Shinji Moon

“The cities change. The bus line is different. The train runs on another track, but the scene is the same. Everyday in America, South…

— Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor

“I saw strangers’ faces passing me, a brief sympathetic glance, a wolf whistle from a car at the soaking-wet girl. No help was to…

— Sarah Rees Brennan

“Every time I hear a train goes by I wish I'm on it.”

— Tina Bridgett

“Trains are beautiful. They take people to places they've never been, faster than they could ever go themselves. Everyone who works on trains knows…

— Sam Starbuck