Now is the dramatic moment of fate, Watson, when you hear a step upon the stair which is walking into your life, and you know not whether for good or ill. - Arthur Conan Doyle
As I was walking up the stair I met a man who wasn't there. He wasn't there again today. I wish, I wish he'd stay away. - Hughes Mearns
I will not exorcise you—I’d miss your fragrance, the soft tread of your step on the stair - John Geddes
All rising to a great place is by a winding stair. - Francis Bacon
In the haunted house of life, art is the only stair that doesn't creak. - Tom Robbins