“He who walks out of step hears another drum.”
Ken Kesey book One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Variant: He who marches out of line hears another drum.
Source: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962), Ch. 1
"To Market, To Market," Los Angeles Times Magazine, 1992 March 22.
On animal research and activism against it
“He who walks out of step hears another drum.”
Ken Kesey book One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Variant: He who marches out of line hears another drum.
Source: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962), Ch. 1
Stephen Vincent Benét (1898–1943) poet, short story writer, novelist
Source: Young Adventure (1918), The Quality of Courage
Tanith Lee book East of Midnight
Source: East of Midnight (1977), Chapter 2, “Full Moon” (p. 24; often repeated)
“It's said a friend is a person who walks in when everyone else walks out.”
Melissa de la Cruz (1971) American writer
Source: Girl Stays in the Picture
“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
Walter Winchell (1897–1972) American gossip journalist
Attributed
“Through years of my prime
I walked with a heart
crazy about love.”
Suman Pokhrel (1967) Nepali poet, lyricist, playwright, translator and artist
<span class="plainlinks"> The Tajmahal and my Love http://www.best-poems.net/love_poems/the_taj_mahal_amp_my_love.html/</span> <br class="br">From Poetry
Paul Weller (singer) (1958) English singer-songwriter, Guitarist
Long Hot Summer, from Introducing The Style Council (1983)
“she stuck a bookmark in my heart and walked away”
Saul Williams (1972) American singer, musician, poet, writer, and actor
Source: She stuck a bookmark in his heart and walked away.