“No one, who is familiar with the bustle and activity of an American commercial town, would recognise, in the repose which now reigns in the ancient mart of Rhode Island, a place that, in its day, has been ranked amongst the most important ports along the whole line of our extended coast.” Has BeensImportantBookWholeLinesActivityTownsAncientFamiliarIslandsReignCoastRecogniseReposePortBustleRhode Island Author:James F. Cooper
“Two of the actors, Sean Bean and Orlando Bloom, have been caught between two landslides and are now trapped in a tiny town in the middle of the South Island. They have been taken in by a kindly woman who has offered them food and a bed. They were last reported to be cooking spaghetti and cracking into a bottle of red wine.” Has BeensTwoLastsActorsTakenMiddleBedRedTownsCookingWineSouthCaughtTinyIslandsBottlesTrappedBeansSeanSpaghettiRed WineOrlandoLandslides Author:Peter Jackson
“Long Island - if you're from out of town, how would I describe it? Well, every girl in my neighborhood looked like Kenny G.” IfsWellsLongGirlTownsIslandsNeighborhoodEvery GirlLong IslandKenny Author:Carol Leifer
“The fact that my students could be in a little college in a little college town on the coast of Rhode Island, and be connecting in other countries with other people, did open them up and empower them and their sense of being. Whether it affected their writing, it's hard to tell.” PeopleWritingLittlesCountryHardFactsStudentsCollegeTownsIslandsEmpoweringAffectedOther CountriesCoastConnectingRhode Island Author:Adam Braver
“I think honestly when I was younger I use to love going to carnivals in Long Island. I use to love carnival season; I would drive to every town going to carnivals. That was definitely a favorite memory.” ThinkingLongUseMemoriesSeasonsTownsHonestlyIslandsCarnivalsLong IslandFavorite Memories Author:Melanie Martinez
“I did a lot of crazy gigs man. I hosted a Jack and Jill strip club in Woonsocket Rhode Island which is this tiny depressing fishing town, all Portuguese immigrants and it's just a humorless, dark town.” MenDarkCrazyTownsClubsTinyIslandsFishingImmigrantsDepressingGigsPortugueseRhode Island Author:Joe Rogan
“But the law is an odd thing. For instance, one country in Europe has a law that requires all its bakers to sell bread at the exact same price. A certain island has a law that forbids anyone from removing its fruit. And a town not too far from where you live has a law that bars me from coming within five miles of its borders.” CountryLawCertainFiveEuropeTownsSellsFruitLawyerMilesBarsBreadInstanceOddBordersIslandsBakersWhere You LiveOdd Things Author:Daniel Handler
“There are several sorts of religions, not only in different parts of the island, but even in every town; some worshipping the sun, others the moon or one of the planets.” DifferentSunPlanetsMoonTownsIslands Book:Utopia: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition Source: Utopia: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition