By foreign hands thy dying eyes were closed, By foreign hands thy decent limbs composed, By foreign hands thy humble grave adorned, By strangers honoured, and by strangers mourned.
Alexander PopeUrban people, of course, are terribly scared nowadays. They may yearn for society, but it is risky to go around talking to strangers, for a lot of reasons, one being that people are so accustomed not to have many human contacts that they are afraid they may find out they really prefer life that way.
russell bakerShells used to come bursting on my bed at midnight, even though Nancy shared it with me; strangers in daytime would assume the faces of friends who had been killed... I could not use a telephone, I felt sick every time I travelled by train, and to see more than two new people in a single day prevented me from sleeping.
robert gravesReligion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art are strangers.
Willa Sibert CatherIn his private dealings he was just. He treated friends and strangers, the rich and poor, the powerful and weak, with equity, and was beloved by the common people for the affability with which he received them, and listened to their complaints.[...]
washington irvingIt came about like a typical audition where the actress doesn’t know a soul in the room, and exposes her heart and vulnerability in hopes of winning a handful of strangers’ affection.
masiela lushaMen always talk about the most important things to total strangers . It is because in the total stranger we perceive man himself; the image of God is not disguised by resemblances to an uncle or doubts of the wisdom of a moustache.
gilbert keith chestertonIt wasn't only fanatics and drunkards who began conversations with strangers in public.
Alain de BottonI have a terrible problem with procrastination... a friend told me, "Well, you should go to therapy." And I thought about it, but then I said, "Wait a minute. Why should I pay a stranger to listen to me talk when I can get strangers to pay to listen to me talk?" And that's when I got the idea of touring.
ellen degeneres"Sometimes," I said, "it seems to me that a friend might not take such pleasure in making fun of me as you do." "Dear Odd! If one's friends do not openly laugh at him, they are not, in fact, his friends . How else would one learn to avoid saying those things that would elicit laughter from strangers? The mockery of friends is affectionate, and inoculates against foolishness."
dean r. koontzMama said not to be taking rides from strangers.
forrest GumpCalcutta's the only city I know where you are actively encouraged to stop strangers at random for a quick chat.
I do desire we may be better strangers.
william shakespeareI have always depended on the kindness of strangers.
tennessee williamsThis very cause between parties who (on both sides) are strangers to the whole transaction, shews the wisdom of some limitation.
You know, you should never trust strangers, Sammy. This is going to be fun.
This time of year means being kind to everyone we meet, to share a smile with strangers we may pass along the street.
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
The tumbleweeds do not last long, Nor does the Dude. If the Stranger’s words do not last Why should those of man, man? To follow the Dude, become the Dude; the Dude will abide you.