“Living in a small Italian hilltown, and having lived in a small town in south Georgia, I understand that you can recognize a family gene pool by the lift of an eyebrow, or the length of a neck, or a way of walking.” WayWalkingTownsSouthLiftsNecksLengthItalianPoolGenesSmall TownEyebrowsGeorgia Author:Frances Mayes
“Heather Lende's small town is populated with big hearts--she finds them on the beach, walking her granddaughters, in the stories of ordinary peoples' lives, and knits them into unforgettable tales. Find the Good is a treasure.” HeartStoriesBigsWalkingOrdinaryTownsTreasureTalesBeachSmall TownOrdinary PeopleUnforgettableGranddaughterBig HeartHeathers Author:Jo-Ann Mapson
“Anyone can buy a car or a night on the town. Most of us shell our days like peanuts. One in a thousand can look at the world with amazement. I don't mean gawking at the Chrysler Building. I'm talking about the wing of a dragonfly. The tale of the shoeshine. Walking through an unsullied hour with an unsullied heart” WorldLooksHeartMeanNightHoursTalkingCarBuildingWalkingThousandTownsWingsTalesShellsPeanutsAmazementDragonfliesChryslerChrysler Building Book:Rules of Civility: A Novel Source: Rules of Civility: A Novel
“The sign said 'The Green Turtle, Chelonia myadas, is the source of turtle soup....' I am the source of William G. soup if it comes to that. Everyone is the source of his or her kind of soup. In a town as big as London, that's a lot of soup walking around.” IfsKindSaidBigsSourceWalkingTownsGreenLondonSoupTurtles Author:Russell Hoban
“The craziest thing is walking down the streets of New York and people recognizing me and asking for my photo. It has been pretty wild. I am used to getting spotted in ski towns, but I never thought it would happen in a place like this.” PeopleHas BeensHappensUsedStreetsNew YorkWalkingTownsAskingRecognizingSkisCraziest Author:Nick Goepper
“I love walking along Leiths waterfront and wandering around some of New Towns beautiful streets and squares, with their gorgeous Georgian architecture.” BeautifulStreetsWalkingTownsArchitectureWanderSquaresGorgeousWandering AroundGeorgians Author:Dexter Fletcher
“I've got two dogs - one's a Jack Russell and she's one year old now, and I've got another dog called Kanga, and I got him from a rescue shelter, and there's nothing I enjoy more than just walking them on the beach in Cape Town. I find that very destressing and very relaxing.” YearsTwoEnjoyDogWalkingTownsBeachRescueShelterCapesTwo DogsCape Town Author:Lewis Pugh
“The Eternal Kansas City song came from a dream sequence. It was actually kind of weird. I had this dream about a Kansas City type of thing while I was up at Stevie Winwood's place near Cheltenham, in Britain. I went into this small town and I was walking along and this dream thing was still in my head.” KindStillsDreamSongCitiesTypeWalkingEternalTownsBritainSmall TownSequenceKansasKansas City Author:Van Morrison
“When I would knock about the town in London, I was doing it with my head down, walking very quickly and it had become the norm for me because I'm recognized there. And people are not unkind but occasionally there's a sort of British who do you think you are sort of, I don't really think I'm anybody. I just go about my normal day. But sometimes you're faced with that.” PeopleThinkingSometimesWalkingNormalTownsBritishLondonNormUnkind Author:Ewan McGregor
“Allegedly Jesus went through the town and spread the word and the word was God. You know what I mean? And Sean Price... Jesus Price... is going through the hood spreading the word and the word is good hip-hop. That's where it started. There ain't no pictures in there with nails on a cross, I ain't walking no water, I ain't turning water to wine, none of that crazy s**t.” KnowsMeanJesusWaterCrazyWalkingCrossesTownsWineHip HopSpreadHipsHopsNailsHoodSean Author:Sean Price
“Walking down the street in any town or city in the world and having people look at you and start talking to you, convinced that they know you as well or better than they do members of their own family, that's just an odd phenomenon. But I mean, I wouldn't say it was a bad thing. It's an interesting thing.” PeopleKnowsWorldWellsLooksMeanInterestingCitiesTalkingStreetsWalkingMembersTownsConvincedOddBad ThingsPhenomenonInteresting ThingsCities In The World Author:Viggo Mortensen
“The day after his father left, Franz and his mother went into town together, and as they left home Franz noticed that her shoes did not match. He was in a quandary: he wanted to point out the mistake, but was afraid he would hurt her. So, during the two hours they spent walking through the city together he kept his eyes focused on her feet. It was then he had his first inkling of what it means to suffer.” FirstsMeanTwoHomeEyeWantedTogetherMotherSufferingFatherLeftHoursHurtCitiesMistakeFeetWalkingTownsShoesFocusedHis Eyes Author:Milan Kundera
“As the children were sitting there eating pears, a girl came walking along the road from town. When she saw the children she stopped and asked, "Have you seen my papa go by?" "M-m-m," said Pippi. "How did he look? Did he have blue eyes?" "Yes," said the girl. "Medium large, not too tall and not too short?" "Yes," said the girl. "Black hat and black shoes?" "Yes, exactly," said the girl eagerly. "No, that one we haven't seen," said Pippi decidedly.” LooksChildrenSaidEyeGirlBlackSawsHavensWalkingEatingSittingTownsBlueShoesMediumsHatsTallToo ShortBlue EyesPapaPearsBlack Hats Author:Astrid Lindgren
“It wasn't until a year later, when a young woman with Danish pastries on either side of her head knelt down in front of a walking dustbin to record an important message, that love truly came to town." - p 16 [re: Princess Leia]” YearsImportantYoungSidesRecordsFrontsWalkingMessagesTownsPrincessYoung WomenPastriesDanishLeiaDustbin Author:Simon Pegg
“In a town like London there are always plenty of not quite certifiable lunatics walking the streets, and they tend to gravitate towards bookshops, because a bookshop is one of the few places where you can hang about for a long time without spending any money.” LongStreetsWalkingLong TimeTownsSpendingLondonPlentyBookshops Book:Facing Unpleasant Facts: Narrative Essays Source: Facing Unpleasant Facts: Narrative Essays
“You know that thing when you break up with someone and you’re walking around the town where you both live and you’re just really hoping to see them? You know that you’re not supposed to see them, but there’s nothing you want more.” KnowsWantBreakWalkingTowns Author:Kit Harington
“I realize that the memories I cherish most are not the first night successes, but of simple, everyday things: walking through our garden in the country after rain; sitting outside a cafe in Provence, drinking the vin de pays; staying at a little hotel in an English market town with Larry, in the early days after our marriage, when he was serving in the Fleet Air Arm, and I was touring Scotland, so that we had to make long treks to spend weekends together.” FirstsLittlesLongCountryTogetherNightRealizingMemoriesSimplePayAirArmsWalkingSittingRainGardenTownsDrinkingEverydayHotelStayingServingCherishWeekendScotlandTouringLarryCafesEveryday ThingsProvence Author:Vivien Leigh
“We do not go to the green woods and crystal waters to rough it, we go to smooth it. We get it rough enough at home, in towns and cities.” EnoughHomeWaterWalksCitiesJourneyWalkingTownsGreenWoodsWanderRoughHikingSmoothCrystalsTrekkingStrollingSaunteringBackpacking Book:Woodcraft and Camping Source: Woodcraft and Camping