---
title: "5 Came Stairs Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 5 Came Stairs quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Came Stairs sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/mary-renault-7614_awareness_at-the-stair-foot-hephaistion-was-waitin_438284.jpg"
---

> [At the stair-foot Hephaistion was waiting. He happened to be there, as he happened to have a ball handy if Alexander wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-renault/at-the-stair-foot-hephaistion-was-waiting-he-happened-to-be-there-as/)

[Mary Renault](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-renault/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/mary-renault-7614_awareness_at-the-stair-foot-hephaistion-was-waitin_438284.jpg)

> [“A beige cat came down the stairs like caramel seeping out of a Caramilk bar.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-o-neill/a-beige-cat-came-down-the-stairs-like-caramel-seeping-out-of-a/)

[Heather O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-o-neill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0a/heather-o-neill-4972_cats_a-beige-cat-came-down-the-stairs-like-ca_1105138.png)

> [When I first came down stairs, for two or three minutes I went down cellar to the water closet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lizzie-andrew-borden/when-i-first-came-down-stairs-for-two-or-three-minutes-i-went-down/)

[Lizzie Andrew Borden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lizzie-andrew-borden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/662/lizzie-andrew-borden-26732_came_when-i-first-came-down-stairs-for-two-or_1353141.jpg)

> [“As I came down the stairs, all attention turned from the girls, and everyone looked to me as though this were some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aislinn-kerry/as-i-came-down-the-stairs-all-attention-turned-from-the-girls-and/)

[Aislinn Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aislinn-kerry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e3/aislinn-kerry-110604_m-m-romance_as-i-came-down-the-stairs-all-attention_2049504.jpg)

> [“I came up stairs into the world, for I was born in a cellar.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-congreve/i-came-up-stairs-into-the-world-for-i-was-born-in-a-cellar/)

[William Congreve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-congreve/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c0/william-congreve-5161_birth_i-came-up-stairs-into-the-world-for-i-wa_2200296.png)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/came-stairs/#itemlist",
            "name": "Came Stairs Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 5,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "At the stair-foot Hephaistion was waiting. He happened to be there, as he happened to have a ball handy if Alexander wanted a game, or water if he was thirsty; not by calculation, but in a constant awareness by which no smallest trifle was missed. Now, when he came down the stairs with a shut mouth and blue lines under his eyes, Hephaistion received some mute signal he understood, and fell into step beside him.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Mary Renault"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-renault/at-the-stair-foot-hephaistion-was-waiting-he-happened-to-be-there-as/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/mary-renault-7614_awareness_at-the-stair-foot-hephaistion-was-waitin_438284.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/mary-renault-7614_awareness_at-the-stair-foot-hephaistion-was-waitin_438284.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/mary-renault-7614_awareness_at-the-stair-foot-hephaistion-was-waitin_438284.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“At the stair-foot Hephaistion was waiting. He happened to be there, as he happened to have a ball handy if…” — Mary Renault",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“A beige cat came down the stairs like caramel seeping out of a Caramilk bar.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Heather O'Neill"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-o-neill/a-beige-cat-came-down-the-stairs-like-caramel-seeping-out-of-a/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0a/heather-o-neill-4972_cats_a-beige-cat-came-down-the-stairs-like-ca_1105138.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0a/heather-o-neill-4972_cats_a-beige-cat-came-down-the-stairs-like-ca_1105138.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0a/heather-o-neill-4972_cats_a-beige-cat-came-down-the-stairs-like-ca_1105138.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“A beige cat came down the stairs like caramel seeping out of a Caramilk bar.” — Heather O'Neill",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "When I first came down stairs, for two or three minutes I went down cellar to the water closet.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Lizzie Andrew Borden"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lizzie-andrew-borden/when-i-first-came-down-stairs-for-two-or-three-minutes-i-went-down/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/662/lizzie-andrew-borden-26732_came_when-i-first-came-down-stairs-for-two-or_1353141.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/662/lizzie-andrew-borden-26732_came_when-i-first-came-down-stairs-for-two-or_1353141.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/662/lizzie-andrew-borden-26732_came_when-i-first-came-down-stairs-for-two-or_1353141.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“When I first came down stairs, for two or three minutes I went down cellar to the water closet.” — Lizzie Andrew Borden",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“As I came down the stairs, all attention turned from the girls, and everyone looked to me as though this were some sort of drama taking place on a stage, and I was the scorned lover come to confront my erstwhile beloved. I was not. I was just a whore, nothing else. Nothing more.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Aislinn Kerry"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aislinn-kerry/as-i-came-down-the-stairs-all-attention-turned-from-the-girls-and/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e3/aislinn-kerry-110604_m-m-romance_as-i-came-down-the-stairs-all-attention_2049504.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e3/aislinn-kerry-110604_m-m-romance_as-i-came-down-the-stairs-all-attention_2049504.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e3/aislinn-kerry-110604_m-m-romance_as-i-came-down-the-stairs-all-attention_2049504.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“As I came down the stairs, all attention turned from the girls, and everyone looked to me as though this…” — Aislinn Kerry",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“I came up stairs into the world, for I was born in a cellar.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "William Congreve"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-congreve/i-came-up-stairs-into-the-world-for-i-was-born-in-a-cellar/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c0/william-congreve-5161_birth_i-came-up-stairs-into-the-world-for-i-wa_2200296.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c0/william-congreve-5161_birth_i-came-up-stairs-into-the-world-for-i-wa_2200296.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c0/william-congreve-5161_birth_i-came-up-stairs-into-the-world-for-i-wa_2200296.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I came up stairs into the world, for I was born in a cellar.” — William Congreve",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/came-stairs/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/came-stairs/",
            "name": "Came Stairs Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/came-stairs/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/mary-renault-7614_awareness_at-the-stair-foot-hephaistion-was-waitin_438284.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Browse 5 Came Stairs quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Came Stairs sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/came-stairs/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/came-stairs/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Came Stairs Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/came-stairs/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```