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Quotes About Escort

I used to work as a volunteer in a hospice, but I don't have any nursing skills or cooking skills or anything, so I was what they call an escort. I would take people to the support groups every night, and I would have to sit sort of on the sidelines so I could take them back to hospice at the end of the meeting.
~ Chuck Palahniuk
Most Americans probably have no idea how hostile anti-abortion sidewalk counseling outside clinics can be. There's a reason pro-choicers volunteer to escort patients as they make their way past angry crowds to the clinic door.
~ Katha Pollitt
Don't be ever in court or a castle without a woman to make your excuse.
~ Proverb
As Roosevelt took his place in the open carriage leading the procession, an additional surprise lay in store for him: 150 members of his Rough Rider unit, whom he had led so brilliantly in the Spanish-American War, appeared on horseback to serve as his escort of honor.
~ Doris Kearns Goodwin
Standing safely on the opposite bank with her dry maid, her dry escort, and a company of streaming horsemen, Philippa said scathingly, 'That's men for you. Cover the lady's retreat, the book says. A hundred years ago, maybe. And what stopped you from coming with me just now? I can swim, you know.
~ Dorothy Dunnett
They were the élite of their corps, he began to realize; already stringently trained, and chosen to escort the Voevoda Bolshoia. That they were afraid of him to a man took nothing, he saw, from their zest, or the sparkling tension which clothed them like frost. He had seen that once before, in a company under the Duc de Guise, about to go into battle. It was the sign of success; the fire and stamp of natural leadership.
~ Dorothy Dunnett
Mr Cobb was my escort. Such a nice escort, Mr Cobb. So attentive. You should see him sober. I should see him sober. Somebody should see him sober. I mean, just for the record. So it could become a part of history, that brief flashing moment, soon buried in time, but never forgotten - when Larry Cobb was sober.
~ Raymond Chandler
Such a nice escort, Mr. Cobb. So attentive. You should see him sober. I should see him sober. Somebody should see him sober. I mean, just for the record. So it could become a part of history, that brief flashing moment, soon buried in time, but never forgotten—when Larry Cobb was sober.
~ Raymond Chandler
Mr. Cobb was my escort, she said. Such a nice escort, Mr. Cobb. So attentive. You should see him sober. I should see him sober. Somebody should him sober. I mean, just for the record. So it could become a part of history, that brief flashing moment, soon buried in time, but never forgotten — when Larry Cobb was sober.
~ Raymond Chandler
He knew there was only a slight difference between an armed guard and an escort, but sometimes that difference separated the honored and the condemned.
~ Raymond E. Feist
Do you think my husband and his soldiers will be overly upset with me? The priest broke into a wide grin. I'll stand by your side when we find out, he said. I would be honored to escort you to your husband. The priest took hold of Johanna's arm. She didn't notice. I expect them to be a little upset at first, she explained. But only just a little. Yes, he agreed. Tell me, lass. When was your last confession? Why do you ask? It's preferred to receive absolution before you meet your Maker.
~ Julie Garwood
Don't worry. I'm only your escort tonight. I would offer to protect you from the drunken attentions of the other men, but I know all too well that you're quite capagble of holding your own.
~ Maria V. Snyder
... after you have once ridden behind a motorcycle escort, you are never the same again
~ Herbert H. Lehman
No Christian is abandoned at the moment of death. The angels are the ushers, and our passage to heaven is under their escort.
~ David Jeremiah
Mrs. Jaffee a little earlier. I asked if he was escorting Mrs. Jaffee. "Certainly," he said virtuously. "She is my client. What's that noise you're making?" "It's something special," I told him, "and takes a lot of practice. Don't try it offhand. It's a derisive chortle.
~ Rex Stout
Wow, holy cow, hubba hubba, gee whiz. That was some guy. Don't tell me he's your main squeeze!" "My what?" "Your honey. Your sugar. Isn't that right word?" "In England we're a little less colorful with our language. "So you say it?" "Boyfriend? Escort?" "And is he?" "Obviously not anymore," I said with a sigh.
~ Rhys Bowen
farther west, a raven floated down the road like an escort, a companion, making sure I got home all right.
~ Rick Bass
Well, I live a double life. Tonight, I'll escort you to dinner. Then I have to rush home and finish my calculus homework.' 'You're not joking, are you?' 'I never joke about calculus homework.
~ Rick Riordan
Llevada por Francisco Rosas, Julia salió del atrio, sin oír
~ Elena Garro
show me the other horses, Captain Trevillion?" "Certainly." He limped forward to offer her his arm.
~ Elizabeth Hoyt
Where do consequences lead? Depends on the escort.
~ Stanislaw Lem
The love interest and climax would come when a man and a lady, both strangers, got to talking together on the train going back east. "Well," said Mrs. Croot, for it was she, "what did you think of the Canyon?" "Some cave," replied her escort. "What a funny way to put it!" replied Mrs. Croot. "And now play me something.
~ Ring Lardner
He plucked at a long rose cane that attempted to grab his sleeve as he passed through the gate. "Good morning, my lady. May I give you my arm up the street? I'm engaged to escort this rosebush to the shops, but I'll fob it off.
~ Laura Kinsale
What did you eat for dinner?" the dark prince huffed. "What do you mean?" Jonquil frowned at her escort as he rowed. "You're so heavy, it's like you're wearing iron undetrhings," he panted. "Oh!" Jonquil whacked her prince on the shoulder with her fan. "How rude!
~ Jessica Day George