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Quotes About Home

Aryami Bose's home had been closed up for years, inhabited only by books and paintings, but the spectre of thousands of memories imprisoned between its walls still permeated the house.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Americans are inventing something called television, which will be like the cinema, only at home. There'll be no more need for books, or churches, or anything.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Un vincle de silenci i mirades els unica en les ombres d'aquella casa, al final d'un carrer oblidat, on es tenien cura l'un de l'altre, lluny del món.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Pasaba los días en su antigua habitación, que fiel a la promesa de su padre, seguía igual, aunque ahora todo parecía más pequeño, como si las casas y los objetos, o quizá sólo fuera la vida, encogiesen con el tiempo.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
You know what kids are like. Deep down, God has filled them with goodness, but they repeat what they hear at home.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Americans are inventing something called television, which will be like the cinema, only at home. There'll be no more need for books, or churches, or anything.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
When she died, I went to live with my uncle Gustavo
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
No podía oír su voz o sentir su tacto, pero su luz y su calor ardían en cada rincón de aquella casa.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
I'd always say to her, 'All right, if you don't invite me, I won't go,' and she'd answer, 'I don't need to invite you to my home, Father. One only invites strangers.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
We don't have time now. We have to be home before dark. Yes! Saved! I thought. Then Ashley said, We'll do it tomorrow. Nooooo!
~ Carol Ellis
His voice, you might say, became the place where he lived, the way other people live in their furniture or gestures
~ Carol Shields
Dorrie gave Larry's hand an excited, distracted squeeze that said: almost home. They were about to be matter-of-factly claimed by familiar streets and houses and the life they'd chosen or which had chosen them.
~ Carol Shields
father knocked on her door. "Kitten? May I come
~ Caroline B. Cooney
When Venalicius had carried her far across the Land of Blue to the Land of Red, the only familiar thing had been the stars in the sky. At Flavia's house she had slept in the inner garden with Scuto, comforted by his furry warmth and by the familiar constellations overhead. But tonight she could see no stars. Tonight there was nothing to remind her of home and who she had been.
~ Caroline Lawrence
God bless the corners of this house, and be the lintel blest, and bless the hearth and bless the board and bless each place of rest, and bless each door that opens wide to stranger as to kin. And bless each crystal window pane that lets the starlight in, and bless the rooftree overhead and every sturdy wall. The peace of man, the peace of God, the peace of love on all. Amen.
~ Carolyn Brown
Nothing was ever definite, but in that moment, Jill's soul had found a permanent home.
~ Carolyn Brown
ours, I have to keep track of what goes in which of the gift bags lined up across the spare bedroom floor. But one thing for sure in this family: we all agree that home is where your boots are, just like Callie and Finn find out when
~ Carolyn Brown
A house isn't a real home without some past, present, and future in it.
~ Carolyn Brown
Finn slipped an arm around her waist and squeezed. We've got to keep them, Callie. I'm already attached to the critters. We talkin' about Angel and Pistol or the kids? The whole lot of them. Verdie included. A ranch is just dirt without kids and animals even if they knock over Christmas trees and fall in mud and cow shit. But it needs a good woman, too. You callin' me a good woman, or are you going to put an ad in the newspaper for one? she asked.
~ Carolyn Brown
George took a quick inventory of their purchases, then laughed. "Bess, it's a good thing we got you to leave that last department store or you wouldn't have had enough money left to buy your ticket home," she stated bluntly.
~ Carolyn Keene
What's that old saying about the longest way 'round is the shortest way home, or is it the shortest way 'round is the longest way home? Anyway, this is the longest shortcut I've ever taken.
~ Carolyn Keene
Five minutes later Nancy pulled into the double garage and hurried across the lawn to the kitchen door of the Drews' large red-brick house. The building stood well back from the street, and was surrounded by tall, beautiful trees.
~ Carolyn Keene
It's just like my Pa always said. There ain't nothin' like a good woman and a couple of kids to give a man balance in his life.
~ Carolyn Lampman
As Christian women, this is the attitude that should characterize our lives. We are to be women who love our homes. We are not to merely workers at home, but we are to take great pleasure in working in our homes. We are to thoroughly enjoy the sphere that God has assigned to us.
~ Carolyn Mahaney