- I Was Born
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- Nov 07, 2020
Small Town Quotes
On roots, hometowns and life in a small town.
This page gathers quotes from people describing small-town upbringings in very different places, from a town south of Chicago to rural France and a Florida community of about 7,000 people. One quote also reflects on leaving the Midwest at twelve and never living in a small town again. See related memories in our Nostalgia quotes collection.
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- Minnesota
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- Nov 07, 2020
I lived in Minnesota in a small town.
- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up in a small town, in the Midwest, and Catholic - those are sort of three layers of repression.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
I left the Midwest when I was twelve years old, and I haven't lived in a small town since.
- Really
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in a really small town.
- Perfect
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in a small town that was absolutely a perfect embodiment of new urbanism.
- Pretty
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- Nov 07, 2020
Brattleboro is a very small town, but it's pretty liberal.
- About An Hour
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm actually from a small town about an hour and a half south of Chicago.
- Hero
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- Nov 07, 2020