Quotes of: Old-house Keyword

Both slaves had been oiled until their flesh shined like polished ebony, outlining every detail of their muscles.

Stein House

The key question, it seemed to him, was that of whether man was to obey Nature, or attempt to command her.

The Spider's House

There are no windows within the dark house of depression through which to see others, only mirrors.

Swing Low: A Life

It's a house. No more and no less. There isn't a structure on earth that could last forever. But a family goes on." -Leo

Married By Morning

its size, the House was an environment in which, as one observer put it, members “could be dealt with only in bodies and droves.

Master of the Senate

I had a feeling that Harvey wore his shotgun around the house like a pair of holey underwear.

Nearly Departed in Deadwood

There's nothing more difficult than saying goodbye to a house where you've suffered.

Life and Fate

in this case, a mother, noted for her beauty, might be reduced to a purple shadow... (Tansley to Lily on her painting of the house & grounds)

To the Lighthouse

Artist colonies are notorious for breaking up marriages and housing affairs.

Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity

A house is a compressed territory where our basic needs can be fulfilled close by and safely.

Life of Pi

I can smell your blood now. I can smell it in every room of the house.

Litria

of course, even in the hall, you must begin trying to obey the rules which are common to the whole house.

Mere Christianity

Nobody wants to leave what they know to go either to the unknown, or to grandmother’s house.

Seriously delirious, but not at all serious

You have pissed your last in this house . . . and I don't make velvet roses anymore.

Song of Solomon

Don’t invite envy to your house – you never know who will show up,” she used to warn me.

The Syrian Virgin

I should like my house to be similar to that of the ocean wind, all quivering with gulls.

De terre et d'envolée

So the freshness lives on in a lemon, in the sweet-smelling house of the rind, the proportions, arcane and acerb.

Odes to Common Things

I just hug her, tell everything is fine, and walk with her to her house. It will be all OK in the end.

Paper Aeroplanes

A house built on greed cannot long endure.

Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast

The author describes Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn as "seldom at ease without a gavel in his hand.

The Path to Power

Basing your identity on sexuality is like building a house on a foundation of pudding. - D. Travers Scott

PoMoSexuals: Challenging Assumptions About Gender and Sexuality