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"There are a number of things wrong with Washington. One of them is that everyone is too far from home."

Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President

Home, Washington, Wrong

"Home was not a perfect place. But it was the only home they had and they could hope to make it better."

Dean Koontz, American Author

Home, Imperfection, Hope, Acceptance

"Think you're escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home."

James Joyce, Irish Novelist

Home,

"A house isn't a home without the ineffable contentment of a cat with its tail folded about its feet. A cat gives mystery, charm, suggestion."

L. M. Montgomery, Canadian Author

Home, Comfort, Cats, Mystery

"My tent doesn't look like much but, as an estate agent might say, "It is air-conditioned and has exceptional location."

Fennel Hudson, British Author

Home, Comfort, Location, Life

"Home is where they want you to stay longer."

Stephen King, American Author

Home, Belonging, Truth, Attachment

"A house from which nobody ever went away without feeling better in some way. A house in which there was always laughter."

L. M. Montgomery, Canadian Author

Home, Joy, Kindness, Laughter

"Laura Ingalls Wilder said, "Home is the nicest place there is."

Kenneth Eade, American Author

Home, Comfort, Safety, Belonging

"The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all."

Voltaire, French Writer

Home, Books, Fire, Property

"She herself had grown up without any one spot of earth being dearer than another: there was no center of earth pieties, of grave endearing traditions, to which her heart could revert and from which it could draw strength for itself and tenderness for others."

Edith Wharton, American Author

Home, Identity, Memory, Longing, Isolation

Explore more quotes by Anthea Turner

"Knowing that you're the one who's been rejected, God it makes you feel isolated. I defy anybody not to be a bit upset. I felt as though I'd walked into the house trailing all this baggage."

God

"If everybody knows where everything is kept you can avoid wasting time looking for things."

Time

"A proper family diary with everyone's events and parties in it really helps organise the household."

Family

"The first rule of management is delegation. Don't try and do everything yourself because you can't."

Management

"Storage is important. Whether it's cushions you only use outside in the summer, or blankets that only come out in the winter, you've always got to think of where to store them."

Summer

"Rearranging furniture, adding some candles, or making even small tweaks can really make the difference."

Difference

"Run a home like you would a small business and treat it with the same seriousness."

Business

"If you are a housewife, take pride in that."

Housewife

"It's cool to have a well run, comfortable and inviting home."

Home