Hometown Secrets Quotes

“But yes, conjecture is the glue that secures the connection.”
― David Bishop, Hometown Secrets

“Trains are like lovers, Sheriff. You miss the one you thought you wanted, you hop on and ride the next one.”
― David Bishop, Hometown Secrets

“For better or for worse, traditional family structure is going the way of buggy whips and bustles.”
― David Bishop, Hometown Secrets

“Attending church doesn’t make a person a Christian any more than standing in water makes them a fish”
― David Bishop, Hometown Secrets

“I’ll be damned,” Linda said. Then she asked, “I wonder how the term red-light district ever got started?” “In Denver, Colorado, I think it was. Big train station near the roughest part of town. The railway brakemen often left their red lanterns on the porches of the cathouses so the other railroad workmen would know where they could be found. The madams decided it helped attract more customers so they started putting the lanterns out on a regular basis. Some towns came to require the houses where the women entertained men, put out lanterns at night and red shades on the front window during daylight hours. That let the rest of the population avoid the district if they didn’t want to be around it.”
― David Bishop, Hometown Secrets

“Funny how the youthful decisions we make, often for little more than to prove independence from our parents, carry such potential to jerk our lives in directions we never would have imagined.”
― David Bishop, Hometown Secrets

“Not being recognized is as much about not allowing your behavior to be familiar, as it is about not allowing your appearance to be familiar”
― David Bishop, Hometown Secrets

“Had they lived near the storied seven dwarfs, her mother would have hung around with Grumpy, not Happy.”
― David Bishop, Hometown Secrets

“I’ve learned that the only thing about the past over which any of us have any control is how we choose to let it affect our future.”
― David Bishop, Hometown Secrets

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― David Bishop, Hometown Secrets

“livestock or horses. What’s that place about?”
― David Bishop, Hometown Secrets