“What misery to live in this world! We are like men whose enemies are at the door, who must not lay aside their arms, even while sleeping or eating, and are always in dread lest the foe should enter the fortress by some breach in the walls. O my Lord and my all! How canst thou wish us to prize such a wretched existence?” MenWorldLifeShouldWishSleepExistenceLordEnemyDoorsThis WorldWallArmsEatingLaysMiseryPrizeDreadFoeWretchedBreachFortresses Book:The Interior Castle, or the Mansions Source: The Interior Castle, or the Mansions
“When Pa was at home the gun always lay across those two wooden hooks above the door. ... The gun was always loaded, and always above the door so that Pa could get it quickly and easily, any time he needed a gun.” TwoHomeDoorsNeededGunLaysHookLoaded Book:Little House in the Big Woods Source: Little House in the Big Woods
“Go on, now, go. Walk out the door. Just turn around now, 'cause you're not welcome anymore. Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with 'goodbye?' Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die? I will survive.” ThinkingDiesTurnsCausesHurtWalksDoorsGoes OnDown AndLaysWelcomeGoodbyeHurt Me Author:Gloria Gaynor
“I knew the poor, I knew the hideous death they die, when famine lays its bleak hand on the door; I knew the rich, sated with merriment, who yet are sad.” LifeHandsDiesPoorKnowledgeRichDoorsExperienceLaysFamineHideousBleakMerrimentSated Book:Selected poems Source: Selected poems
“I had no idea of being a star, all I knew was that I wanted to be a great actress, I wanted to work as an actress. So I thought the way I would be a great actress was to sing and dance first. Lay a foundation - get my foot in the door, and then undoubtedly, of course, I would be offered great roles as soon as I grew up enough to handle them.” WayFirstsIdeasEnoughWould BeWantedCoursesStarsRolesDoorsFeetGrewGrew UpFoundationLaysActressesHandleNo Idea Author:Bette Midler
“What use legs if not to take you down the road? What use eyes if not to see what lay beyond the horizon? What use hands if not to open doors?” IfsUseHandsEyeDoorsLaysLegsHorizonDown The RoadBeyond The Horizon Author:Chris Claremont
“Why did men worship in churches, locking themselves away in the dark, when the world lay beyond its doors in all its real glory?” MenWorldRealChurchDarkDoorsWorshipGloryLays Author:Charles de Lint