30 Hometown Quotes Because Sometimes There's No Place Like Home

Deepthi Reddy
Dec 12, 2023 By Deepthi Reddy
Originally Published on Mar 10, 2021
Edited by Monisha Kochhar
A view of a male standing on a hill with his arms open while proudly looking at his hometown.

Our home town is memorable for all of us as it is where we were born or grew up.

When we were young, most of us dreamt of moving to a big city and working for a reputable company. But when we grew up and start earning, we realize what our hometown meant to us.

Hometown is not just a place or a country. It’s a place where you get to see yourself growing and hold all the unforgettable memories of your childhood.  

Are you away from your hometown and missing your family? Then, here are 30 hometown quotes and sayings that may fill your heart with love and will bring a smile to your face. You may also like our similar articles on quotes [Homeschooling quotes] and Homecoming quotes.

Let's get started with some beautiful hometown quotes and sayings.

Hometown Quotes And Sayings

There could be many cities or places that we visit in our lifetime, one name that we will never forget is our hometown. For those who miss their hometown here, we bring you a collection of missing your hometown quotes.

1."There's a certain vibe in my hometown; Buffalo is a city that has no illusions."

- John Rzeznik.

2."No matter what happens to me and my career in the future, Berlin is always going to be my hometown."

-Alexandra Lara.

3."I do love my hometown. It really forged who I am in a major way."

- Dave Filoni.

4."Everyone would like to play in their hometown, but right now I like Cincinnati, I like the way it's going. I'm happy."

- Eric Davis.

5."Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home."

– Edith Sitwell.

6."I never wore high heels in my hometown."

-Liu Wen.

Best Inspiring Hometown Quotes

Do you love your hometown? Here are a few inspiring and funny hometown quotes and best sayings about hometowns. These quotes will refresh your memories and take you back to the youthful days.

7."In my hometown there is a pub named after me - The Frome Flyer on Jenson Avenue. How cool is that?

- Jenson Button.

8."In my hometown memories are fresh."

- Adele.

9."It's not necessary to go far and wide. I mean, you can really find exciting and inspiring things within your hometown."

- Daryl Hannah.

10."Once I had put enough distance between myself and where I grew up, I started to see its beauty. I started to see it the way outsiders do - maybe because I had become an outsider."

― Taylor Jenkins Reid.

11. "I am realising this now more as I grow up: that I never really felt connected to locations. In some sense, I always kind of felt a little lost in that I never had any hometown pride. While I experience a lot different places and experiences, I always felt a little detached."

-Lauv.

12."I don't like beating up people in my hometown. I like to go to their hometown, so they can see what they're all about."

- Tank Abbott.

13."In my hometown, the sky seemed endless . . . but there was nothing to see."

-Ryohgo Narita

14."It's my hometown, but it's also a great town. There's a lot of stories here when you peel back the layer."

-Joel Vetsch.

15."There's something that happens to you when you come back to your hometown."

-Joseph Dougherty.

16."When you finally go back to your old home, you find it wasn't the old home you missed but your childhood."

-Sam Ewing

Leaving Your Hometown Quotes

Leaving your hometown for a better future could be painful for most of us. These quotes will inspire you and leave a mark on your life. Find some quotes below that can be your favorite hometown quotes too.

17."Leaving my hometown and my family was very hard."

-Camille Moute.

18."Painful though parting is, I bow to you as I see you off to distant clouds."

– Emperor Saga.

19."I never knew how easy it is to escape if you don’t mind leaving nearly everything behind."

– Beth Revis, 'A Tyranny of Petticoats.'

20."You see much more of your children once they leave home."

-Lucille Ball.

Small Hometown Quotes

It's a place where you get peace and a sense of security. The town may be small, but the memories are unforgettable. Check out some interesting hometown quotes. Here are quotes that will make you feel proud of your hometown.

21."After you leave home, you may find yourself feeling homesick, even if you have a new home that has nicer wallpaper and a more efficient dishwasher than the home in which you grew."

-Lemony Snicket.

22."A small town is a place where there's no place to go where you shouldn't."

-Burt Bacharach.

23."Living in a small town, I knew everybody and everybody knew me."

-Anna Nicole Smith.

24."There may be no secrets in small towns, but there are no strangers either."

-R.A. Mathis.

25."The nice thing about living in a small town is that when you don't know what you're doing, someone else does."

-Immanuel Kant.

26."Sometimes you film in your hometown, sometimes you go halfway across the world."

- Jodelle Ferland.

27. "It was soothing to sit with life-long friends, the cacophony of bar sounds around us while we caught up on our lives and talked about the glory days of high school.

My life since then had been on an accelerated trajectory, not always aimed in the best direction. I acquired a sense of well-being from those friends who married their high school sweethearts, set up housekeeping a stone’s throw from where they grew up, and kept the heartbeat of small-town living beating rhythmically."

-Debi Tolbert Duggar.

28."She told me 'I want to go to your hometown. Someday I will go there and I will smile till the time I will stay there and be happy because it's your home town. I am going to see you in every wall, every street, every glass, in every person, in every wave of the sea and smile.'"

― Avijeet Das.

29."When I walked down the streets, I asked myself, are these my people? is this my hometown, am I who I am?"

-Azar Nafisi.

30."Keep going until your efforts start to make things better in your hometown."

-Yoko Ono.

Here at Kidadl, we have carefully created lots of interesting family-friendly quotes for everyone to enjoy! If you liked our suggestions for hometown quotes then why not take a look at Home Alone quotes, or [holiday quotes].

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Written by Deepthi Reddy

Master of Business Administration

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Deepthi ReddyMaster of Business Administration

With an MBA under her belt, Deepthi has discovered her true calling in content writing. Her writing repertoire is diverse, covering travel, movies, pet care, parenting, animals and birds, and more. Her joy of learning and creating has helped her craft well-written and engaging articles. When she isn't writing, Deepthi enjoys exploring new cultures, trying different foods, and spending quality time with her two children aged 7 and 12.

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