quotes about Durham

last updated: November 28, 2023

That's what I think is smart about 'Durham County.' It's not derivative of anything American. It's more in the vein of the BBC miniseries I grew up with.
-- Michelle Forbes

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The rose goes on the front, big guy.
-- Crash Davis

Source : "Fictional character: Crash Davis". "Bull Durham", 1988.

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“Dear young people, don't be afraid to marry. A faithful and fruitful marriage will bring you happiness.”
“Not to have an adequate air force in the present state of the world is to compromise the foundations of national freedom and independence.”
“If you are squeamish Don't prod the beach rubble.”
“There's one theory that the funnier a comic is in his act, the more mind-numbingly boring he'll be when he's not holding a microphone.”
“I've never thought about songwriting as a weapon. I've only thought about it as a way to help me get through love and loss and sadness and loneliness and growing up.”
“Blow your life through your horn.”
“There is really a whole new appreciation when you leave and then come back.”
“With Othello, Shakespeare posed this problem of a black man in a white society in the role that he's playing. And Shakespeare gave Othello such dignity - he came not from - as he said - not from hate but from honor, from a sense of his own human dignity. And to me, to my mind, there could be no greater character played.”
“Kids believe in Santa; adults believe in childhood.”

Source : Cate Kennedy (2008). “Dark Roots: Stories”, p.18, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“"Abby," he murmured, lifting a hand to curve around her neck. "I love you." A sob slipped free and she wrapped her arms around his waist. One of his hands cupped the back of her neck and cuddled her in close. As he bent around her, he whispered, "I’ve loved you so long, I can’t remember what it’s like to not love you. And I’ll go to my grave loving you. You’re my everything."”

Source : "Wrecked". Book by Shiloh Walker, 2013.