Doorstep Quotes
97 Doorstep quotes by 86 unique authors
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My daughter," I said blankly. "I see. Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought it took a man, as well as a woman,…
— Juliet Marillier
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And before long there will be no more milk in bottles delivered to the doorstep or sleepy rural pubs, and the countryside will be mostly…
— Bill Bryson
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The secret of it all, is to write in the gush, the throb, the flood, of the moment – to put things down without deliberation…
— Walt Whitman
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He used often to say there was only one Road; that it was like a great river: its springs were at every doorstep, and every…
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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But I'll never see any of those fish," said Maxie."Or those whales. Or any lions or tigers. I'm never going to set foot in a…
— Charlie Higson
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What trouble have you brought to my doorstep, Beka" she asked. "I don't see where blaming me for things that began months ago will be…
— Tamora Pierce
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What I think I'll do is I'll do my best to yank Debbie out of me by the roots. And then I'll turn up on…
— Charlaine Harris
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I’m not certain you’d know the right sort of man for you if he arrived on our doorstep riding an elephant.” “I would think the…
— Julia Quinn
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Even his highly emotional Italian mother didn't believe that true love could blossom overnight. Like his brothers and sisters-in-law, she wanted nothing more for him…
— Nicholas Sparks
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I opted for the rear door, both as a courtesy and so she couldn't freak out about me showing up on her front doorstep for…
— Kelley Armstrong
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If you sit on the doorstep long enough, I daresay you will think of something
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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A small girl became increasingly paralysed by her parents' frequently violent rows. Sometimes she would spend hours standing completely still in the toilet, simply because…
— Sarah Kane
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There is something very shocking about seeing him standing dark and still on our doorstep. I lean the door a ways. The night's getting chilly.…
— Maggie Stiefvater
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Once upon a time, each of us was somebody's kid. Everyone had a father, even if he never provided anything more than his seed. Everyone…
— Brian K. Vaughan
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Listen,' Thomas said, slowly getting to his feet, hoping Minho wouldn’t be stupid enough to try anything. “There’s something about us. We’re not just random…
— James Dashner
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After the keen still days of September, the October sun filled the world with mellow warmth...The maple tree in front of the doorstep burned like…
— Elizabeth George Speare
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Agape's object is always the concrete individual, not some abstraction called humanity. Love of humanity is easy because humanity does not surprise you with inconvenient…
— Peter Kreeft
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It is not a case of whether we want to wash our hands of Europe or want to help her to regain her feet. The…
— B. C. Forbes
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Negative emotions are like unwelcome guests. Just because they show up on our doorstep doesn't mean they have a right to stay.
— Deepak Chopra
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Somerset desperately needs more high-end music making on its doorstep, so the chance to share great music spanning genres as diverse as orchestral classics, trip…
— Charles Hazlewood
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In 1970, television ate my family. The Andy Warhol prophecy of 15 minutes of fame for any and everyone blew up on our doorstep.
— Lance Loud
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I have been overwhelmed by the response that I have received on the doorstep during this campaign.
— Anne Campbell
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For all of the woes besetting our business, I believe with all my heart that newspapers - whether they are distributed to your doorstep, your…
— Bill Keller
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Few Americans born after the Civil War know much about war. Real war. War that seeks you out. War that arrives on your doorstep -…
— Nick Turse
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CUPID, n. The so-called god of love. This bastard creation of a barbarous fancy was no doubt inflicted upon mythology for the sins of its…
— Ambrose Bierce
Who Wrote These Doorstep Quotes
86 authors contributed a total of 97 Doorstep Quotes, led by these top contributors: