Stairs Quotes

359 Stairs quotes by 287 unique authors

And I was crying for gravity. It had sent me down the stairs, and I'd thought that meant something, but maybe it was just the… — Gabrielle Zevin
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
A Poem from Edna St. Vincent Millay: Grown-up Was it for this I uttered prayers, And sobbed and cursed and kicked the stairs, That now,… — Edna St. Vincent Millay
I should have guessed you were Jace's sister," he said. "You both have the same artistic talent." Clary paused, her foot on the lowest stair.… — Cassandra Clare
Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed down-stairs one step at a time. — Mark Twain
I smiled at the stacks, inhaling again. Hundreds of thousands of pages that had never been turned, waiting for me. The shelves were a warm,… — Maggie Stiefvater
Books are no more threatened by Kindle than stairs by elevators. — Stephen Fry
Jabor finally appeared at the top of the stairs, sparks of flame radiating from his body and igniting the fabric of the house around him.… — Jonathan Stroud
I thought the force of my wanting must wake ye, surely. And then ye did come. . ." He stopped, looking at me with eyes… — Diana Gabaldon
Some people are like Slinkies.They aren't really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to my face when I push them down a… — Patricia Briggs
If you fall down those stairs and break both of your legs, don't come running to me! — Louise Rennison
Good-bye -- if you hear of my being stood up against a stone wall and shot to rags please know that I think that a… — Ambrose Bierce
I recall an August afternoon in Chicago in 1973 when I took my daughter, then seven, to see what Georgia O’Keeffe had done with where… — Joan Didion
Spring TO what purpose, April, do you return again? Beauty is not enough. You can no longer quiet me with the redness Of little leaves… — Edna St. Vincent Millay
It was clear they weren’t getting any information out of Ian tonight. She, Bones, and Cat followed as Spade supported Ian, almost carrying him up… — Jeaniene Frost
Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And… — Langston Hughes
It is moonlight. Alone in the silence I ascend my stairs once more, While waves remote in pale blue starlight Crash on a white sand… — Conrad Aiken
Think of two people, living together day after day, year after year, in this small space, standing elbow to elbow cooking at the same small… — Christopher Isherwood
Scream at the mangled leather carcass lying at the foot of the stairs, and my parents would roar with laughter. "That's what you get for… — David Sedaris
Amos clapped his hands. “Khufu!” I thought he’d sneezed, because Khufu is a weird name, but then a little dude about three feet tall with… — Rick Riordan
Agh-uhh!” the baboon grunted. He turned and waddled up the stairs. Unfortunately, the Lakers jersey didn’t completely cover his multicolored rear. — Rick Riordan
As I was walking up the stairs to dad's old room, and I was looking at the photographs, I started thinking that there was a… — Stephen Chbosky
He looked the boy up and down as if he had never seen a child before and wasn't quite sure what he was supposed to… — John Boyne
Carter started down the stairs, but I grabbed his arm. “Hang on. What about traps?” He frowned. “Traps?” “Didn’t Egyptian tombs have traps?” “Well…sometimes. But… — Rick Riordan
With my sister perched on my arm, I walked to the elevator. A business man with a rolling suitcase was waiting by the doors. His… — Rick Riordan

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