While You Walked By Quotes

“But my mother believed in me, and when your mother believes in you, anything is possible.”
― Regina Felty, While You Walked By

“You probably think that the old crow was just sitting there waiting for someone to drop part of their sandwich, so he could swoop down and snatch it. But he wasn’t. That old crow was admiring daddies pushing their kids on the swings and moms cuddling babies on the park bench nearby. Then, when the sun started to lower in the sky and all the children were gathered to make their way back home, the old crow would remember all the good things he’d seen that day and would hop across his branch and snuggle down deep in his hollow for the night, all the happy images melding into his dreams.”
― Regina Felty, While You Walked By

“You could walk right on by this place and never know the stories sheltered behind its walls, Ben thought. Kind of like my own life. People see an old man who looks like he hasn’t got a care in the world outside of the latest sports news and weather channel updates. If they could only see the regrets this old man carries and how long it’s taken me to find the courage to make things right.”
― Regina Felty, While You Walked By

“The constant background noise of car horns, barking dogs, music pulsating out of apartment windows—they had all blended together in a symphony of chaos that was the trademark of city life. Then there was the unique smell of the city. The air was permeated with a persistent odor of unwashed bodies and greasy food mixed with pungent drifts of vehicle exhaust and sewage. One couldn’t discount the more pleasant aromas that also drifted over the city of fresh-brewed coffee from a cafe or the sweet smell of relish from the corner hot dog stands. But”
― Regina Felty, While You Walked By

“The scene that opened up in front of Aden was serene, unencumbered with the sharp angles and suffocating closeness of tall concrete buildings. In the city, everything was hard: bars and chains on doors, metal poles and signs, heavy steel cars lining the streets, reinforced walls—even the faces of the people who passed you on the street.”
― Regina Felty, While You Walked By