Quotes by Staircases What is a staircase, but a corridor improved by elevation? Catherine Gilbert Murdock corridors staircases elevation The mother is not dying exactly, but has reached a point in life where death is a familiar on the staircase. Clive Barnes staircases dying mother The stairway to the ministry is not a grand staircase but a back stairwell that leads down to the servants’ quarters. Edmund Clowney staircases quarters ministry Grief is a circular staircase. Linda Pastan staircases grief I loved ghost stories, creaky staircases, stormy nights. If it guaranteed nightmares I read it by flashlight, after midnight. Lisa Gardner staircases ghost-stories night If time is a staircase, reality is a Slinky. Decades can be parsed. Television, frequently accused of destabilizing life, is actually what stitches the segments together. Louis Menand slinkies staircases reality A tune's like a staircase - walk up on it. Ma Rainey staircases music tunes It is a mark of wisdom not to kick away the very step from which we have risen higher. The removal of one step from a staircase brings down the whole of it. Mahatma Gandhi staircases mark steps Remember: once you have ascertained that you are dealing with hostile intruders, the staircase becomes a free-fire zone. Massad Ayoob staircases fire remember London underground took me on a tour of all the hidden places, the disused shafts and staircases... that was very interesting. Ruth Rendell staircases london interesting The world is like a grand staircase, some are going up and some are going down. Samuel Johnson staircases world The way up is a staircase. Tablo staircases cliffs way