Historical fiction Quote by Nancy B. Brewer

“He turned and walked across the floor and out. I watched the door close. I listened to his steps going away down the imitation…

— Raymond Chandler

“Then, the door opens and there he is; silhouetted in the hall light. Long hair, long legs, and a heartbeat in tune with my…

— Hunter S. Jones

“In the smallest room there's a flicker of light. Your steps chase me to here and my hearing follows them like a dog. I…

— Abbas Beydoun

“Although we kept the door ajar so that we could hear, we could not see beyond the gentlemen standing in front of the door…

— Tracy Chevalier

“Knock at my door at night and see if I haven’t already left it ajar for you. Walk inside. There’s always room in my…

— André Aciman

“He started down the staircase, but stopped a few steps down. He turned to me and said, "I must tell you again, I don't…

— August Westman

“door that was ajar”

— Kathleen Gilles Seidel

“A slow and heavy step, which had been heard upon the stairs and in the passage, paused immediately outside the door. Then there was…

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“You’re in the hallway and it feels scary right now but just keep going. There’s another door, and you’re going to find it. And…

— Kaylie Jones

“Sometimes you have to step back to open the door.”

— Pam Godwin

“The door was now ajar, the light of an unknown future shining through its crack. But it would take more strength than I had…

— Diana Gabaldon

“We wind our way up the spiral staircase and then down the long hallway that leads to his room. I feel almost like I’m…

— Paula Stokes