And Cape Town is not what it used to be. Foreigners have left their imprint on our culture.
One could not stay a month without loving the shabby town
They entered there into the unconscious philosophy of the town; that life was an incomprehensible marvel, since it was incessantly wasted and spent, yet none the less it lasted and endured 'like the bridge on the Drina'.
Philadelphia, wonderful town, spent a week there one night
I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down, Livin’ in the hopeless, hungry side of town.
It is so hard to leave-until you leave.
Los Angeles is a one-horse town. It's entirely driven by the entertainment business and that's what it is.
Every small town has its dramatic group, its barber-shop quartet, every home has music in one form or another.
I have accordingly considered it, and now appear not only in obedience to your order, but likewise in behalf of the inhabitants of this town, who have presented another petition, and out of regard to the liberties of the subject.
If the people would but analyze the human equation of a prison they might better account for the crimes that are visited upon them in cities, towns, and hamlets, ofttimes by men who graduated with an education and equipment for just that sort of retributive service from some penal institution.
Every time the circus comes to town, I can't help thinking, Somewhere out there, there's clown semen.
I've seen a lot of the United States, having stayed in so many different cities and towns for work. It's such a strange and fascinating country, and instead of learning about it through a textbook, I would rather discover its history and traditions and institutions through fiction and nonfiction writers.
Small towns are sometimes like that; familiarity runs high, while regard for personal space is low, if nonexistent.
Towns are like people. Old ones often have character, the new ones are interchangeable.
You kill me and I'll see that you never work in this town again.
You can't very well live in a castle while your kin is on the poor side of town and barely have enough food. Some want you to get to the top and rely on you making it for them, too.
President Johnson and I have a lot in common. We were both born in small towns and we're both fortunate in the fact that we think we married above ourselves.
Ten thousand people died, an entire town destroyed.
They say people from small towns have big dreams and that pretty much describes me. I had big dreams growing up and I'm still a dreamer.
The weight of lies will bring you down, follow you to every town 'cause nothing happens here that doesn't happen there.