Quote by Ayn Rand

“here in the drawing room, each lady quietly relaxed and became more real, expanding into the space left by the men. Without visibly changing,…

— Frances Hardinge

“This is not exactly what I had in mind when I agreed to miss lunch," Alex said grumpily forty minutes later. He shifted uncomfortably…

— Melissa Jensen

“On its third rising only a portion of the drawing-room was disclosed; the rest being concealed by a screen, hung with some sort of…

— Charlotte Brontë

“The room was dark and velvety from the royal blue wallpaper with its gold pattern, but even here the echo of the flaming day…

— Bruno Schulz

“rooms. They were upstairs. At the back of the shop a spiral staircase led up to a balcony overlooking the dresses below. A dozen…

— Angela Roquet

“you draw" (the painter)”

— Sarah Dunant

“Then the house had been boldly planned with a ball-room, so that, instead of squeezing through a narrow passage to get to it (as…

— Edith Wharton

“We followed him through the wealthy splendor of the house. Hardwood floors. Custom carved woodworking. Statues. Fountains. Suits of armor. Original painting, one of…

— Jim Butcher

“Drawing is the art of being able to leave an accurate record of the experience of what one isn't, of what one doesn't know.…

— Brett Whiteley

“In the parlor was a huge camera on wheels like the ones used in public parks, and the backdrop of a marine twilight, painted…

— Gabriel García Márquez

“In itself a wall on which a panoramic view of a non-existent world is drawn does not change. But for a great deal of…

— Victor Pelevin

“The love of the painter standing alone and staring, staring at the great coloured surface he is making. Standing with him in the room…

— Mervyn Peake