“Dim loneliness came imperceivably into the fields and he turned back. The birds piped oddly; some wind was caressing the higher foliage, turning it all one way, the way home. Telegraph poles ahead looked like half-used pencils; the small cross on the steeple glittered with a sharp and shapely permanence.” WayHomeUsedHalfLonelinessFieldsWindHigherBirdCrossesOne WayPencilsPermanenceWay HomeTelegraphFoliageSteeples Author:A. E. Coppard
“Wal-mart started selling “Vampire Home Defense Kits”, including holy water, crosses, stakes, mallets, and a book of quick blessings to bar vampires from your door. The fact that these kits were generally useless didn't bother me nearly as much as the idea of holy water being sold at wal-mart.” BookIdeasFactsHomeWaterDoorsHolyBlessingCrossesIncludingDefenseBarsSellingVampireUselessBotherStakesHoly Water Book:Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs Source: Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs
“We are of such value to God that He came to live among us... and to guide us home. He will go to any length to seek us, even to being lifted high upon the cross to draw us back to Himself. We can only respond by loving God for His love.” HomeValuesDrawsCrossesGuidesLengthHis LoveLoving God Author:St. Catherine of Siena
“Humility is that simple, inner life of real greatness, which is indifferent to magnificence, and, surrounded by it all, lives far away in the distant country of a Father's home, with the cross borne silently and self-sacrificingly in the heart of hearts.” HeartRealSelfCountryHomeFatherSimpleGreatnessHumilityCrossesFar AwayIndifferentInner LifeMagnificence Book:Sermons Preached at Brighton Source: Sermons Preached at Brighton
“There's a place in the world for the angry young man With his working class ties and his radical plans He refuses to bend, he refuses to crawl He's always at home with his back to the wall And he's proud of his scars and the battles he's lost And he struggles and bleeds as he hangs on the cross And he likes to be known as the angry young man.” MenWorldHomeYoungLostKnownClassStrugglePlansWallProudBattleCrossesAngryRefuseLikesRadicalTiesYoung ManScarWorking ClassPlaces In The World Author:Billy Joel
“I hate above all things a cross man. What right has he to murder the sunshine of a day? What right has he to assassinate the Joy of life? When you go home, you ought to go like a ray of light-so that it will, even in the night, burst out of the doors and windows and illuminate the darkness.” MenHomeLightJoyNightHateDarknessDoorsOughtAll ThingsCrossesWindowI HateMurderSunshineRaysCheerfulnessJoy Of LifeRays Of Light Book:The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll
“In football the object is to march into enemy territory and cross his goal. In baseball the object is to go home.” HomeGoalEnemyObjectsFootballCrossesBaseballMarchTerritory Author:George Carlin
“O what is it about having one's own Babe upon one's Hip that makes a Woman wish to go home to her Mother? A Desire to say: 'Look, the Circle is compleat'? A Desire to say: 'Look, I have cross'd the Divide and now am more like you'? A Desire to say: 'Look, this Babe I offer you is my most precious Gift'?” LooksHomeMotherDesireWishLike YouOffersCrossesCirclesHipsDividesBabePrecious Gifts Author:Erica Jong
“I like to see cats in movement. A galloping cat is a fine sight. See it cross the road in a streak, cursed by the drivers of motor cars and buses, dodging the butcher's bicycle, coming safe to the kerb and bellying under its home gate.” HomeCarMovementFineSafeCrossesCatSightGatesDriversBusMotorBicycleCursedStreaksButchersGallopingMotor Cars Author:Stevie Smith
“I'm not a big fan of my books going on cross-country road trips. They get arrogant and, next thing, start aspiring to become 'large-print' books. I say, let them stay home and be regular small-print books.” BookCountryHomeBigsNextFansCrossesPrintArrogantRoad TripPrint BooksCountry RoadsSmall Print Author:George Saunders