Day and night Quote by Christina McKenna

“When man discovered how to make fire to keep himself warm, his need of thought and effort was not ended; when he discovered how…

— Ayn Rand

“Then as now he created reality around himself, bringing order and peace to a small island of warm firelight and the simple smell of…

— Robin Hobb

“A fire burned bright and warm in the hearth while Kale poured me a mug of hot chocolate. It was so weird to see…

— Inger Iversen

“When he came home early, he was dreary. There, he'd sit by the fireplace, his worn hands gripping the newspaper a bit too tight,…

— Rana Mohamad

“This man was one of those who enjoyed being out there for weeks on end, close to the sun, sand, and desert creatures. The…

— Nnedi Okorafor

“Fire curled in the old woman’s hand, bright and hungry as though it could already taste its next victim.”

— Shona Moyce

“Cooking for him is a craft of spice and oil. His food burns the tongue and clogs the arteries. When he looks around him…

— Mohsin Hamid

“He felt alone, prey to the tedium, to the dreariness of time, especially at the approach of twilight which, during those late-autumn days, came…

— Georges Rodenbach

“He was reaching that age, he was at the edge of it, when the world becomes suddenly more beautiful, when it reveals itself in…

— James Salter

“The smell of burning firewood and the molding of organic, earthy substances reminded her of jumping wildly into the enormous leaf piles of autumns…

— Abby Slovin

“Gosh, it's easy!' he marveled, open-mouthed. 'I never knew before how easy it is to kill anyone! Twenty years to grow 'em, and all…

— Cornell Woolrich

“In the middle of the night, things well up from the past that are not always cause for rejoicing—the unsolved, the painful encounters, the…

— Jane B. Burka