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Quotes About House

My favorite record, growing up, was 'Songs of the Haunted House,' a Disney record that was just wackiness. It's still one of my favorites, actually.
~ Mark Lanegan
What I get to do is have fun in my house, by myself, and put it on the Internet.
~ Jenna Marbles
I got into this little habit of architecture and building. I designed a house in Colorado and one in Hawaii. The idea is supposed to be build and sell - but then I can never bring myself to sell them.
~ Trey Parker
I have a picture with Obama in my house, and I freak out every time I see it. I'm like, 'What the heck? Did that even happen?' It's like a dream.
~ Jessica Sanchez
Keira doesn't play much music herself, but 'Breakfast in America' by Supertramp goes down pretty well in our house!
~ James Righton
I've got three very expensive kids and I had to buy a house in Notting Hill.
~ Harry Enfield
The library, although duly considered in many alterations of the house and additions to it, had nevertheless, like an encroaching state, absorbed one room after another until it occupied the greater part of the ground floor.
~ George MacDonald
A house on the park. He'd seen it a million times. And now was in it. It smelled of man sweat and spaghetti sauce and old books. Like a library where sweaty men went to cook spaghetti.
~ George Saunders
Thomas: Wow, that treehouse is like twice the size of our actual house. Pam (whispering): Don't say 'like.' Me: Oh, ha ha, let him say what he wants, let's not be-- Thomas: That treehouse is twice the size of our actual house.
~ George Saunders
I pray Heaven to bestow the best blessings on this house and all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.
~ George W. Bush
My house seems remarkably full of people, he observed. Is it possible we were expected.
~ Georgette Heyer
may I have a workshop at Alver? For experiments? If I promise faithfully not to blow the house up? If you please, Cousin Alverstoke … ?
~ Georgette Heyer
The landlord was trying to explain that there were a great many English people in his house, all fighting duels or having hysterics.
~ Georgette Heyer
Next you will say that you don't intend to have more than one house in the country!' 'Nay, I shan't say that! I want one in Leicestershire.' 'Oh, in that case there's no more to be said, for I've set my heart on one in the moon!' 'You don't mean that, love! Nay then, you can't have thought!' he expostulated. 'It's much too far from town!
~ Georgette Heyer
In my back bedchamber, sir,' said Nye loudly. 'I always house smugglers there to be handy for the riding-officers.
~ Georgette Heyer
Lord Denville, I regard her ladyship as an angel!' said Mr Horning reverently. 'Oh, no, no, you take too melancholy a view of her case!' Kit assured him. 'We trust she may– with care– enjoy several more years of life, and tolerably good health!' With these optimistic words he smiled sweetly at the stunned poet, and passed into the house.
~ Georgette Heyer
But not even Mrs Underhill's evident admiration reconciled him to the prospect of dining in her house. He described her as a vulgar mushroom, and wondered that his cousins should not have kept her at a proper distance.
~ Georgette Heyer
They could see the mansion above them. It was a large square house, painted white.
~ Gertrude Chandler Warner
THE BOXCAR CHILDREN MYSTERIES THE BOXCAR CHILDREN SURPRISE ISLAND THE YELLOW HOUSE MYSTERY MYSTERY RANCH MIKE'S MYSTERY BLUE BAY MYSTERY THE WOODSHED MYSTERY THE LIGHTHOUSE MYSTERY MOUNTAIN TOP MYSTERY SCHOOLHOUSE MYSTERY CABOOSE MYSTERY HOUSEBOAT MYSTERY SNOWBOUND MYSTERY TREE HOUSE MYSTERY
~ Gertrude Chandler Warner
Grandfather, there's something we want to talk to you about." Grandfather looked concerned. "There's nothing wrong, is there?" "It's about the Roth house," Benny said. "It's a funny house." "Funny?" Grandfather asked. "Well," Violet began. "Benny is right. There are funny things in the house and funny people outside the house." The Mystery of the Singing Ghost
~ Gertrude Chandler Warner
little white house near the foot of the lighthouse with a little path between. The two buildings stood on a rocky point of land, almost in the water.
~ Gertrude Chandler Warner
The children will go back to school. Sam and Annie can move into this house. Maggie can stay happily with Jane. And best of all, I have a sister again.
~ Gertrude Chandler Warner
The children will go back to school. Sam and Annie can move into this house.
~ Gertrude Chandler Warner
I come from a blue-collar family. My father worked at the American Can Company as a mechanic. He broke his back and was disabled, and the first memory I have of him is in the hospital. My mother was a working mother - she had two jobs. Everybody in the house had to help out.
~ Joseph Abboud