Fire Quote by Gerald Durrell

“The bed was lumpy, the fire smoked so badly I was forced to extinguish it or die, then I froze to death the rest…

— Karen Hawkins

“Jordie and I tried to have sex in the kitchen and almost caught it on fir. I was cleaning smoke and burned shit off…

— Toni Aleo

“Hadley grabs the laminated safety instructions from the seat pocket in front of her and frowns at the cartoon men and women who seem…

— Jennifer E. Smith

“The family were arranged on the veranda under the grapevine, each occupied with his or her own affairs. Mother was knitting, counting the stitches…

— Gerald Durrell

“Aren’t you cold walking around without a robe on?” I pulled out a chair before he could pull it out for me and flopped…

— Kate Evangelista

“I hope you haven’t packed those ratty flannel pajamas of yours,” she said. “You probably won’t need anything to sleep in, anyhow.” Elle stood…

— Genell Dellin

“I did remember. The librarian had picked me up and held me to her chest as we evacuated beneath the flashing fire alarm. I'd…

— Flynn Meaney

“Sorry, old girl," I said to [my bicycle] Gladys in the gray dishwater light of early morning, "but I have to leave you at…

— Alan Bradley

“As Dave was ruffling my hair and Greg was slapping me five we heard the sound of sneakers skidding to a halt on the…

— Kelly Oram

“..the power outage caused the stage manager to drop the curtain - much to the surprise of Ronnie Wood, who was standing directly underneath…

— Rod Stewart

“Closing his eyes, he made it about fifteen minutes before his tossing and turning rode those pj bottoms so far up his crotch he…

— J.R. Ward

“ 'You must've been waiting for someone like me to come along,' I said. I meant, because of the big bed. But Larry looked…

— J.L. Merrow