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Quotes About Homecoming

a flame in the dark. A breath of warmth on a winter's night. A star that guides you home.
~ Richelle Mead
Oremos por un último aterrizaje sobre el globo que nos vio nacer. Fijemos nuestros ojos en el cielo aborregado y las frescas, verdes colinas de la Tierra.
~ Robert A. Heinlein
It was the longest we had been apart since we'd met. I said, "Home from the hills is the hunter.
~ Robert B. Parker
Once beyond the village, where the cottages ceased abruptly, on either side of the road they could smell through the darkness the friendly fields again; and they braced themselves for the last long stretch, the home stretch, the stretch that we know is bound to end, some time, in the rattle of the door-latch, the sudden firelight, and the sight of familiar things greeting us as long-absent travelers from far oversea.
~ Kenneth Grahame
as one by one the scents and sounds and names of long-forgotten places come gradually back and beckon to us.
~ Kenneth Grahame
Revenirea in casa copilariei ma face sa simt dezorientat, ca si cum as citi finalul unui roman pe care l-am inceput si apoi l-am abandonat, cu multi ani in urma.
~ Khaled Hosseini
Kembali ke Kabul bagaikan bertemu kembali dengan seorang teman lama yang telah terlupakan dan mendapatinya hidup menderita, jatuh miskin dan menggelandang.
~ Khaled Hosseini
Dia menang, karena pemenang selalu menang dan semua orang lain harus pulang.
~ Khaled Hosseini
Emin olman?n tek yolu oraya geri dönmek.
~ Khaled Hosseini
Hans husholderske, fru Irgens født Geelmuyden, grep da leiligheten til å koke og steke til gjæstebud, kalvekjøt og fugl i himmelske saucer blev sat frem, kaker og søte syltetøier til doktoren, herligheter i bakkelser, i geléer. Var frøken Mariane kommet hjem fra en av sine turer til Kristiania eller utlandet kunde hun slutte sig til og ta sit glas med.
~ Knut Hamsun
Slig jubel og henrykkelse har Kristiania vel aldrig før været i, som da Grønlandsfarerne kom tilbage. Sexti Tusing Mennesker modtog dem på Bryggen, femti Tusind fulgte dem til hotellet, ti Tusind raabte niti Tusind hurra, en gammel pensjoneret Oberst fra Kampen skreg sig simpelthen ihjel på Stedet.
~ Knut Hamsun
In ogni caso va usato il buon senso che – e non solo in montagna – vale più della teoria, soprattutto se conti di tornare a casa a raccontare la storia.
~ Kurt Diemberger
I've had a splendid time and I feel that it marks an epoch in my life. But the best of it all was the coming home.
~ L. M. Montgomery
Return to me, for my heart wants you only. Hurry home, hurry home, won't you please hurry home to my heart.
~ Dean Martin
The gods command that there can be only one king. But I swear that I am no better than a common soldier today, and you are as good as kings. Each man here is part of me. So what's left for the king to say? Only two words, but they are the two that your hearts want to hear. Victory.And home!" Then his command cracked like a whip. "All together—move!
~ Deepak Chopra
We will go far away, to nowhere, to conquer, to fertilize until we become tired. Then we will stop and there will be our home.
~ Dejan Stojanovic
Daniel swept Ainsley into a strong hug. "I knew you'd come back. Didn't I say so? Dad!" he bellowed up the stairs as he set Ainsley on her feet. "It's Ainsley!" "He knows, lad". Mac laughed. "I think the whole county knows.
~ Jennifer Ashley
I gave my dad a thumbs-up. He stared at me. My mom turned to him in the car, asking him, What? What is it? He kept staring at me. My brown hair was an even bigger shock for him than I'd expected. I smiled and waved at him and mouthed, "Welcome home." He put his hand to his eyes. He knew I was finally cured.
~ Jennifer Echols
Going home and spending time with your family and your real friends keeps you grounded.
~ Jennifer Ellison
less than an hour ago, all I'd wanted was detention. Now, I was nominated for homecoming court and going to the big dance with the hottest guy in school. Somewhere out there, God was laughing at me. I was sure of it.
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
These are the days when birds come back, a very few, a Bird or two, to take a backward look.
~ Emily Dickinson
Not with all his brain development can man tell how a bird or an animal can be crated, taken miles away in darkness, and when released, strike back towards its home. Man only knows that animals can do what he can neither do himself nor explain.
~ Eric Knight
He said it was a quintessential Pal moment—being out and about in the universe, and then unexpectedly crossing paths with someone from home base.
~ Amy Krouse Rosenthal
IN THE end it took them two days, four planes, a bus ride from Reno, and everything but a canoe to get the hell home. They walked into their own house on Christmas Eve, dropped their luggage, kicked a groggy (and naked) Ethan to the couch, hit the shower, and passed out for the next twelve hours.
~ Amy Lane