Quotes About Atmosphere

Without that real spectacle of a big, noisy St James' Park or Old Trafford or the Emirates, the certain beauty of watching a game of football even live on the telly is not the same as far as I'm concerned.

Ice cores, which are long cylinders scientists extract from glaciers, ice sheets or ice caps, contain gas bubbles, pollen, dust particles, or chemical isotopes that give scientists clues about what Earth's temperature and atmosphere were like when the ice caps first formed.

It had been a dark and stormy night.

odor that reminded him of the smell of wet wood. "We

But when the next time approached for the full moon, I began to be aware of a strange, malicious influence. An atmosphere of horror hovered in the air and I was aware of inexplicable, uncanny impulses.

This was the hour when he found London most lovable; the working day over, her pub windows were warm and jewel-like, her streets thrummed with life, and the indefatigable permanence of her aged buildings, softened by the street lights, became strangely reassuring.

She could hear Sarah's laugh from the kitchen, even over Coldplay and Rihanna, who were now belting out 'Princess of China' from Matthew's iPod.

Strike set out for his office beneath a sky of dirty silver,

but somehow, with the wind and rain whipping around them, an air of the confessional had descended upon the house.

Yet here she sat on the sofa, working rather than dealing with the subject that seemed to fill the small flat, pressing against the walls, keeping the atmosphere perpetually stiff with tension. Commentators

there was no romantic whisper of quiet woods or secret garden about them . . .

The telephone box smelled urinous, of cigarette butts and dirt from a thousand silt-clogged soles.

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The feeling of a place was the best reason to go.

Some places speak distinctly. Certain dank gardens cry aloud for a murder; certain old houses demand to be haunted; certain coasts are set apart for shipwrecks.

Some places speak distinctly. Certain dark gardens cry aloud for a murder; certain old houses demand to be haunted; certain coasts are set apart for shipwreck.

We were still on the whale road, in the wind that keened and thrummed the ropes.

Something was in the air tonight, and whatever it might be, it was keeping sleep at bay.

The discomfort in the room was growing.

The rich smell of the rose was almost visible; I fancied it lent a rosy edge to the shadows cast by the firelight.

Her words flew like butterflies through the vibrant air of the hall; and the company was quiet, as if watching them.

It often seemed that the trees were flu of people whispering--especially tonight.

Haunted by the unhappiness that appeared like an ugly creature to live in their home

Light travels faster in warmer, less dense air than it does in colder air.