Ulla

“The echoes had faded, and now the eager silence of the house rose to enfold us like the waters of a well.”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Screaming Staircase

“How fleeting are all human passions compared with the massive continuity of ducks.”
― Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night

“Jabor finally appeared at the top of the stairs, sparks of flame radiating from his body and igniting the fabric of the house around him. He caught sight of the boy, reached out his hand and stepped forward.

And banged his head nicely on the low-slung attic door.”
― Jonathan Stroud, The Amulet of Samarkand

“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.”
― Edgar Allan Poe