Staircase Quotes

79 Staircase quotes by 70 unique authors

Many a man may look respectable, and yet be able to hide at will behind a spiral staircase. — P.G. Wodehouse
Life is a journey up a spiral staircase; as we grow older we cover the ground covered we have covered before, only higher up; as… — William Butler Yeats
I was afraid to board a streetcar because of the conductor; I was afraid to enter the Kabuki Theater for fear of the usherettes standing… — Osamu Dazai
In a crime story, the details become tremendously important - where the staircase was in relation to the bed, for example. — Bill James
That was the idea behind glam clubs like Seven and The New Eve. You could eat and dance to live music. To enter you had… — Christian Lacroix
My landlord lives in the flat at the bottom of the stairs. I rent a studio flat from him, and live at the top of… — Craig Stone
The most solitary I ever felt was when I was living in New York. I used to live in Enrico Caruso's old apartment, and I… — Robert Duvall
The world is like a grand staircase, some are going up and some are going down. — Samuel Johnson
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I've had great pleasure meeting the likes of Newt Gingrich and having a chat with the fellow on a staircase. I found him completely dishonest… — John Lydon
Words cannot express quite a lot of feelings, whereas a noise or tone or drone or sound, an accordion falling down a staircase, can somehow… — John Lydon
My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless it be through Earth's loveliness. — Michelangelo
My life is very exciting now. Nostalgia for what? It's like climbing a staircase. I'm on the top of the staircase, I look behind and… — Jeanne Moreau
It's like climbing a staircase. I'm on the top of the staircase, I look behind me and I see the steps. That's where I was. — Jeanne Moreau
To be ashamed of one's immorality: that is a step on the staircase at whose end one is also ashamed of one's morality. — Friedrich Nietzsche
I feel as though I stand at the foot of an infinitely high staircase, down which some exuberant spirit is flinging tennis ball after tennis… — Annie Dillard
Mr Lorry asks the witness questions: Ever been kicked? Might have been. Frequently? No. Ever kicked down stairs? Decidedly not; once received a kick at… — Charles Dickens
Well, we were always going to fail that one," said Ron gloomily as they ascended the marble staircase. He had just made Harry feel rather… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I also have a brand-new prescription for gunfire jitters: When the shooting gets loud, proceed to the nearest wooden staircase. Run up and down a… — Anne Frank
Safety is an illusion, Costis. A Thief might fall at any time, and eventually the day must come when the god will let him. Whether… — Megan Whalen Turner
Let’s not mince words: the inside of the Sydney casino looks as if Vegas had an illegitimate child with Liberace’s underpants, and that child fell… — Steve Toltz
From the top of the staircase she sees the London train, modern and elegant, and she tells herself again: Whether it's good luck or bad… — Milan Kundera
The woman dashed up the staircase toward the library's main doors. Arriving at the top of the stairs, she grabbed the handle and tried desperately… — Dan Brown
At the top of the iron staircase leading to the stage, the good, dry, dusty warmth wraps me round like a comfortable dirty cloak. — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
1. Organize before they rise! 2. They feel no fear, why should you? 3. Use your head: cut off theirs. 4. Blades don't need reloading.… — Max Brooks

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