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Hard Place Quotes

When a city tests your heart

These hard place quotes capture the emotional pull of specific cities, from Paris's damp beauty to LA's isolating pressure, each a hard place shaped by pure Emotion.

Paris is a hard place to leave, even when it rains incessantly and one coughs continually from the dampness.

Quotes by Willa Cather

LA's a very hard place to be unless you have people there that love you. It can be very, very lonely, and it can eat you up if you don't take care of yourself. In LA, nobody wants to talk...

Quotes by Scarlett Johansson

They tell you in Washington that if you want a friend, get a dog. That is not true. Get a family. This is a hard place to be.

Quotes by Merrick Garland

You know Manchester is always a bit of a hard place for people coming from London, just with all the history. Manchester has this immensely huge and healthy history musically.

Quotes by Graham Coxon

Conflict Quotes

What happens for a lot of veterans when they come home, especially when they get back to their community is that they can go to a very tough and hard place and they start to wonder, 'What's next for me?'...

Quotes by Eric Greitens

London can be quite lonely and a hard place to live, but I do love it. It is where I forged my way to live. It is where I call home.

Quotes by Chloe Pirrie

Hollywood is a very hard place to be in. It really is.

Quotes by Amber Riley

When women are in positions of power it's a hard place to be, especially when that position involves bossing men around.

Quotes by Alison Pill

Frequently Asked Questions

What cities appear in these hard place quotes?
Paris, Washington, Los Angeles, and Manchester all come up, each described as difficult in its own particular way.
Why is LA called a hard place here?
One quote says LA can be very lonely and can wear a person down without people there who genuinely care, tying difficulty to isolation and Pressure.
What makes Paris a hard place in this collection?
One quote describes Paris as hard to leave even through incessant rain and constant coughing from the dampness, framing difficulty as reluctant attachment.
How does Manchester get described?
It's called a hard place for newcomers from London because of its immense, healthy musical history looming over anyone arriving fresh.
Is 'hard place' always about a literal location?
Mostly, yes, though the Washington quote extends it to family life, suggesting that even close relationships can be a hard place to be.

Others describe the quiet Pressure of a new city, like Manchester's dense musical history looming over newcomers from London.