Cottages Quotes

“It’s never a nice cottage in the woods. If I ever find a witch with a house made of sweets, I’ll give her a hug.”
― Rebecca Crunden, The Man and the Crow

“I alight at Esplanade in a smell of roasting coffee and creosote and walk up Royal Street. The lower Quarter is the best part. The ironwork on the balconies sags like rotten lace. Little French cottages hide behind high walls. Through deep sweating carriageways one catches glimpses of courtyards gone to jungle.”
― Walker Percy, The Moviegoer

“Some of the cottages have tiny courtyards surrounded by high stone walls. These walls are bright with flowers: valerian, feverfew, mallows, lace cap hydrangeas spring from the crevices in these stones and flourish in the salty air.
If she looks across the river Evie can see Kingswear with its tier upon tier of houses stacked on the hill above the marina: narrow terraced houses the color of ice cream: mint, vanilla, bubblegum, coffee.”
― Marcia Willett, Summer On The River

“If you want to build a house in the forest, make a house that the forest will love too!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“He realized it was the first of January, the day many people began the new year with a thorough cleaning. A time for "Out with the old, in with the new."
Could Richard do the same to his heart, his ways? He hoped so, God in heaven, give me strength. Help me become a better man.”
― Julie Klassen, A Castaway in Cornwall

“The mystery and spiritual beauty of a wooden cottage abandoned at the mercy of nature increases day by day!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“A house integrated with nature also integrates the inhabitants of the house with nature and happiness!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan