---
title: "1 Closing time Quotes By John Collier"
description: "1 Closing time quotes by John Collier. Plus more from John Collier and more Closing time sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/john-collier-57143_closing-time_i-nipped-into-this-sanctuary-late-this-a_566294.jpg"
---

> [“I nipped into this sanctuary late this afternoon and soon heard the dying footfalls of closing time. From now on, my only effort will be to dodge the night watchman. Poets can dodge.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-collier/i-nipped-into-this-sanctuary-late-this-afternoon-and-soon-heard-the/)

[John Collier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-collier/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/john-collier-57143_closing-time_i-nipped-into-this-sanctuary-late-this-a_566294.jpg)

## More by John Collier

> [“I nipped into this sanctuary late this afternoon and soon heard the dying footfalls of closing time. From now on, my only effort will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-collier/i-nipped-into-this-sanctuary-late-this-afternoon-and-soon-heard-the/)

[John Collier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-collier/)

> [“Could we make it our own, there would be an eternally inexhaustible earth and a forever lasting peace.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-collier/could-we-make-it-our-own-there-would-be-an-eternally-inexhaustible/)

[John Collier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-collier/)

> [“I sometimes marvel that a third-rate writer like me has been able to palm himself off as a second-rate writer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-collier/i-sometimes-marvel-that-a-third-rate-writer-like-me-has-been-able-to/)

[John Collier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-collier/)

> [“She will want to know all you do," said the old man. "All that has happened to you during the day. Every word of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-collier/she-will-want-to-know-all-you-do-said-the-old-man-all-that-has/)

[John Collier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-collier/)

> [“I live with my guns. The world cannot utter its gross libidinous sneers at a girl who lives chastely with her Lee-Enfield, her Ballard,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-collier/i-live-with-my-guns-the-world-cannot-utter-its-gross-libidinous/)

[John Collier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-collier/)

> [“Poets can dodge. ("Evening Primrose")”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-collier/poets-can-dodge-evening-primrose/)

[John Collier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-collier/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/closing-time/john-collier/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Closing time Quotes By John Collier",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“I nipped into this sanctuary late this afternoon and soon heard the dying footfalls of closing time. From now on, my only effort will be to dodge the night watchman. Poets can dodge.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "John Collier"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-collier/i-nipped-into-this-sanctuary-late-this-afternoon-and-soon-heard-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/john-collier-57143_closing-time_i-nipped-into-this-sanctuary-late-this-a_566294.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/john-collier-57143_closing-time_i-nipped-into-this-sanctuary-late-this-a_566294.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/john-collier-57143_closing-time_i-nipped-into-this-sanctuary-late-this-a_566294.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I nipped into this sanctuary late this afternoon and soon heard the dying footfalls of closing time. From…” — John Collier",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/closing-time/john-collier/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/closing-time/john-collier/",
            "name": "Closing time Quotes by John Collier",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/closing-time/john-collier/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/john-collier-57143_closing-time_i-nipped-into-this-sanctuary-late-this-a_566294.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Closing time quotes by John Collier. Plus more from John Collier and more Closing time sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/closing-time/john-collier/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/closing-time/john-collier/#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": "Closing Time",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/closing-time/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "John Collier",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/closing-time/john-collier/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@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
            }
        }
    ]
}
```