Like Quote by Lynn Hubbard

“Just as Daisy's house had always seemed to him more mysterious and gay than other houses, so his idea of the city itself, even…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“she hated and detested Nicholas with all the narrowness of mind and littleness of purpose worthy a descendant of the house of Squeers.”

— Charles Dickens

“The great house was not what she had expected, though she had not realized she expected anything until she found herself surprised.”

— Rachel Neumeier

“I found when I followed the driveway around to the back that behind its imposing front it was just another tract house, as if…

— Ross Macdonald

“She shivered and though, the words coming freely into her mind, Hill House is vile, it is diseased; get away from here at once.”

— Shirley Jackson

“Louisa beheld the grounds and house with the calm pleasure of one who has seen nothing, been nowhere, expects everything, and has little imagination.”

— Tanith Lee

“She liked to be in the thick of things and did not delegate easily, except where domestic chores were concerned.”

— Mary Allsebrook

“It was as if instead of entering a house she was entering the idea of a house, some archetype brought to life here before…

— Celeste Ng

“But I loved that house, and I hated to say good-bye. Because, it was more than just a house. It was every summer, every…

— Jenny Han

“The only thought that vexed her more than the thought of her daughters being forced to live in miserable squalor was the notion that…

— Debbie Cowens

“Houses were a particular nightmare for her, bringing into play two of the most conflicting forces in her nature: absolute dependence on living in…

— Caroline Moorehead

“And when she was home, she spent her days lolling about the house reading mystery novels, watching television, and drinking wine. She watered and…

— Kathy Cooperman