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"The important thing about having lots of things to remember is that you've got to go somewhere afterwards where you can remember them, you see? You've got to stop. You haven't really been anywhere until you've got back home."

"The important thing about having lots of things to remember is that you've got to go somewhere afterwards where you can remember them, you see? You've got to stop. You haven't really been anywhere until you've got back home."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Home, Truth, Wisdom, Memory, Today

15

"He traveled in order to come home."

"He traveled in order to come home."

William Trevor, Irish Writer

15

"The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore so it eats it!"

"The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore so it eats it!"

Daniel Dennett, American Philosopher

Home, Life, Sea

15

"It is only too clear that man is not at home in this universe, and yet he is not good enough to deserve a better."

"It is only too clear that man is not at home in this universe, and yet he is not good enough to deserve a better."

Perry Miller, American Historian

Home, Man, Universe

15

"I am not bound for any public place, but for ground of my own where I have planted vines and orchard trees, and in the heat of the day climbed up into the healing shadow of the woods."

"I am not bound for any public place, but for ground of my own where I have planted vines and orchard trees, and in the heat of the day climbed up into the healing shadow of the woods."

Wendell Berry, American Poet

Home, Day, Healing, Public, Shadow

14

"My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world."

"My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

Home, Heaven, Traveling, World

14

"Mr. Fitzgerald, I believe that is how he spells his name, seems to believe that plagiarism begins at home."

"Mr. Fitzgerald, I believe that is how he spells his name, seems to believe that plagiarism begins at home."

Zelda Fitzgerald, American Writer

Home, Name, Plagiarism

14

"I would like to spend the whole of my life traveling, if I could anywhere borrow another life to spend at home."

"I would like to spend the whole of my life traveling, if I could anywhere borrow another life to spend at home."

William Hazlitt, English Critic

Home, Life, Traveling

14

"I don't think Hank's home run record will ever be broken. There's no way."

"I don't think Hank's home run record will ever be broken. There's no way."

David Justice, American Athlete

14

"I used to work in a funeral home to feel good about myself, just the fact that I was breathing."

"I used to work in a funeral home to feel good about myself, just the fact that I was breathing."

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

Home, Work, Fact

14

"We proved we could be safe and secure at home, and still have more allies and friends in the world."

"We proved we could be safe and secure at home, and still have more allies and friends in the world."

Chelsea Clinton, American Celebrity

Home, Friends, World

14

"Home life is no more natural to us than a cage is natural to a cockatoo."

"Home life is no more natural to us than a cage is natural to a cockatoo."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

14

"Home is anywhere that you know all your friends and all your enemies."

"Home is anywhere that you know all your friends and all your enemies."

Orson Scott Card, American Writer

Home, Friendship, Enemy, Life

14

"This means that they are bound by law and custom to plough the fields of their masters, harvest the corn, gather it into barns, and thresh and winnow the grain; they must also mow and carry home the hay, cut and collect wood, and perform all manner of tasks of this kind."

"This means that they are bound by law and custom to plough the fields of their masters, harvest the corn, gather it into barns, and thresh and winnow the grain; they must also mow and carry home the hay, cut and collect wood, and perform all manner of tasks of this kind."

Jean Froissart, French Historian

Home, Custom, Harvest, Law

14

"A novelist is, like all mortals, more fully at home on the surface of the present than in the ooze of the past."

"A novelist is, like all mortals, more fully at home on the surface of the present than in the ooze of the past."

Vladimir Nabokov, American Novelist

Home, Past, Present

13

"Sometimes home is where the heart is, Eddie thought randomly. I believe that. Old Bobby Frost said home's the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in. Unfortunately, it's also the place where, once you're in there, they don't ever want to let you out."

"Sometimes home is where the heart is, Eddie thought randomly. I believe that. Old Bobby Frost said home's the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in. Unfortunately, it's also the place where, once you're in there, they don't ever want to let you out."

Stephen King, American Author

Home, Truth, Belonging, Acceptance

13

"Home was wherever they were together, and it felt good."

"Home was wherever they were together, and it felt good."

Kenneth Eade, American Author

Home, Love, Comfort, Belonging

13

"Back home. What wonderful words. What a wonderful place."

"Back home. What wonderful words. What a wonderful place."

Dan Groat, American Author

Home, Comfort, Peace, Belonging

13

"Ladies ....a man does not want peace at home; he needs it. Home is supposed to be a refuge for a man; a hiding place, a cave to hide in, a place he can be away from the world that worked hard on him. You need to go home and study your home and see if it is a place someone can come into. How does it look physically? How does it look psychologically? How does it look emotionally? Study your home. Is it a place a man would love to stay and hide from the world?"

"Ladies ....a man does not want peace at home; he needs it. Home is supposed to be a refuge for a man; a hiding place, a cave to hide in, a place he can be away from the world that worked hard on him. You need to go home and study your home and see if it is a place someone can come into. How does it look physically? How does it look psychologically? How does it look emotionally? Study your home. Is it a place a man would love to stay and hide from the world?"

Patience Johnson, Nigerian Author

Home, Peace, Man, Emotion

13

"Any old place I can hang my hat is home sweet home to me."

"Any old place I can hang my hat is home sweet home to me."

William Jerome, American Musician

13

"My mother raised me in the church. I was not allowed to stay home on Sunday; there was no option. I sang in the choir all the way up until I went to college."

"My mother raised me in the church. I was not allowed to stay home on Sunday; there was no option. I sang in the choir all the way up until I went to college."

Steve Harvey, American Actor

Home, Mother, Church, College

13

"Does your home make you happy? This place, this sanctuary, that we call home should be a place that makes us feel joyful, safe, and at peace. Let your home be a place of beauty. Let it be that your home never makes you feel trapped, stressed, or drained. Having a place of sanctuary is very important for the mental well-being. No matter what happens in the outside world there needs to always be a place for you to balance out and recharge. Let your home be a sanctuary that gives you peace."

"Does your home make you happy? This place, this sanctuary, that we call home should be a place that makes us feel joyful, safe, and at peace. Let your home be a place of beauty. Let it be that your home never makes you feel trapped, stressed, or drained. Having a place of sanctuary is very important for the mental well-being. No matter what happens in the outside world there needs to always be a place for you to balance out and recharge. Let your home be a sanctuary that gives you peace."

Avina Celeste, American Writer

Home, Peace, Well-Being, Comfort

12

"Perhaps it is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad."

"Perhaps it is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad."

James Madison, American President

Home, Truth, Danger, Liberty

12

"I like home. It's warm and there are books."

"I like home. It's warm and there are books."

Ilona Andrews, American Writer

Home, Comfort, Books, Contentment

12

"The most difficult journey any of us ever take in our adulthood is the return to our parents' house. A home visit makes us recall all of the childhood events that formed us. Returning home reacquaints us with family members and our former self."

"The most difficult journey any of us ever take in our adulthood is the return to our parents' house. A home visit makes us recall all of the childhood events that formed us. Returning home reacquaints us with family members and our former self."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

Home, Childhood, Parents, Family

12

"Home is where the love is and where the heart wants to dwell with ease."

"Home is where the love is and where the heart wants to dwell with ease."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Home, Love, Heart, Peace

12

"The loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or imagined, from abroad."

"The loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or imagined, from abroad."

James Madison, American President

Home, Danger, Liberty, Loss

12

"I don't desire a change of scenery or exotic experiences. My heart yearns for familiarity, stability, the comfort of home - and my sanity depends on it."

"I don't desire a change of scenery or exotic experiences. My heart yearns for familiarity, stability, the comfort of home - and my sanity depends on it."

Dean Koontz, American Author

Home, Sanity, Stability, Comfort

12

"He looked down at his boots. "That berth belongs to you too. It will always be there when-if you want to come back."Inej could not speak. Her heart felt too full, a dry creek bed ill-prepared for such rain. "I don't know what to say."

"He looked down at his boots. "That berth belongs to you too. It will always be there when-if you want to come back."Inej could not speak. Her heart felt too full, a dry creek bed ill-prepared for such rain. "I don't know what to say."

Leigh Bardugo, Israeli Author

Home, Emotion, Truth, Wisdom

12

"Home wasn't a set house, or a single town on a map. It was wherever the people who loved you were, whenever you were together. Not a place, but a moment, and then another, building on each other like bricks to create a solid shelter that you take with you for your entire life, wherever you may go."

"Home wasn't a set house, or a single town on a map. It was wherever the people who loved you were, whenever you were together. Not a place, but a moment, and then another, building on each other like bricks to create a solid shelter that you take with you for your entire life, wherever you may go."

Sarah Dessen, American Author

Home, Love, People, Moment

12

"Home is where you can go and rest and be nothing."

"Home is where you can go and rest and be nothing."

Marty Rubin, American Author

Home, Rest, Peace, Comfort

12

"Sometimes to be at home is like a nightmare by Stephen King."

"Sometimes to be at home is like a nightmare by Stephen King."

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

Home, Regret, Truth, Wisdom, Life

12

"I thought of the one thing about home that I missed, my dad's study with its built-in, floor-to-ceiling shelves sagging with thick biographies and the black leather chair that kept me just uncomfortable enough to keep from feeling sleepy as I read."

"I thought of the one thing about home that I missed, my dad's study with its built-in, floor-to-ceiling shelves sagging with thick biographies and the black leather chair that kept me just uncomfortable enough to keep from feeling sleepy as I read."

John Green, American Author

Home, Memory, Comfort, Life

11

"Don't you stay at home of evenings? Don't you love a cushioned seat in a corner, by the fireside, with your slippers on your feet?"

"Don't you stay at home of evenings? Don't you love a cushioned seat in a corner, by the fireside, with your slippers on your feet?"

Oliver Wendell Holmes, American Writer

Home, Love, Feet

11

"All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than others."

"All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than others."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

11

"The best way of keeping a secret is to pretend there isn't one."

"The best way of keeping a secret is to pretend there isn't one."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Home, Loss, Belonging, Emotion

11

"I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad."

"I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

11

"The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life."

"The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

11

"Home is where they want you to stay longer."

"Home is where they want you to stay longer."

Stephen King, American Author

Home, Belonging, Truth, Attachment

11

"Home was not a perfect place. But it was the only home they had and they could hope to make it better."

"Home was not a perfect place. But it was the only home they had and they could hope to make it better."

Dean Koontz, American Author

Home, Imperfection, Hope, Acceptance

11

"No guest rooms. I shake my head resolutely. "I want to be in a room room. A lived-in room."

"No guest rooms. I shake my head resolutely. "I want to be in a room room. A lived-in room."

Lauren Oliver, American Author

Home, Life, Desire, Living, Space

10

"Mars will not be our new home; it will be our new hotel! Because for a new place to be our own home, we need to see the things we used to see: An autumn lake, a bird singing in the misty morning or even desert camels walking in the sunset!"

"Mars will not be our new home; it will be our new hotel! Because for a new place to be our own home, we need to see the things we used to see: An autumn lake, a bird singing in the misty morning or even desert camels walking in the sunset!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

Home, Truth, Wisdom, Inspirational, Power

10

"A home without books is a body without soul."

"A home without books is a body without soul."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Home, Soul, Body, Books

9

"Home is- Where the heart wants to dwell, Where the mind wants to dance, Where the air is always pleasant, And where love is always abundant."

"Home is- Where the heart wants to dwell, Where the mind wants to dance, Where the air is always pleasant, And where love is always abundant."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Home, Love, Heart, Mind

9

"Prepare for death, if here at night you roam, and sign your will before you sup from home."

"Prepare for death, if here at night you roam, and sign your will before you sup from home."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Home, Death, Night, Will

9

"Your body and spirit, subconscious and conscious-every portion of you recognizes home. That is why on the moment of arrival, your entire being relaxes into a contented puddle of joy."

"Your body and spirit, subconscious and conscious-every portion of you recognizes home. That is why on the moment of arrival, your entire being relaxes into a contented puddle of joy."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Home, Happiness, Life, Truth, Power

9

"My tent doesn't look like much but, as an estate agent might say, "It is air-conditioned and has exceptional location."

"My tent doesn't look like much but, as an estate agent might say, "It is air-conditioned and has exceptional location."

Fennel Hudson, British Author

Home, Comfort, Location, Life

9

"Everything I'd been longing to get away from, true, but not through destruction. I'd wanted to leave home, but have it stay in place, waiting for me, unchanged, so I could step back into it at will."

"Everything I'd been longing to get away from, true, but not through destruction. I'd wanted to leave home, but have it stay in place, waiting for me, unchanged, so I could step back into it at will."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Home, Change, Escape, Stability

9

"One is not to win the world, he has to win the home (family)."

"One is not to win the world, he has to win the home (family)."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Home, Family, Truth, Wisdom, Power

9

"Aedion touched her shoulder. "Welcome home, Aelin."A land of towering mountains-the Stagehorns-spread before them, with valleys and rivers and hills; a land of untamed, wild beauty.Terrasen.And the smell-of pine and snow.. How had she never realized that Rowan's scent was of Terrasen, of home? Rowan came close enough to graze her shoulder and murmured, "I feel as if I've been looking for this place my entire life."

"Aedion touched her shoulder. "Welcome home, Aelin."A land of towering mountains-the Stagehorns-spread before them, with valleys and rivers and hills; a land of untamed, wild beauty.Terrasen.And the smell-of pine and snow.. How had she never realized that Rowan's scent was of Terrasen, of home? Rowan came close enough to graze her shoulder and murmured, "I feel as if I've been looking for this place my entire life."

Sarah J. Maas, American Novelist

Home, Land, Memory, Identity

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