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House of Stairs
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"House of Stairs" Quotes

Five teenagers are trapped in a bizarre, endless staircase experiment that tests their humanity and survival.

Quotes

I don't suppose it matters. We're here. It's not going to change anything.

William Sleator

resignation

We're not supposed to think. That's the whole idea.

William Sleator

oppression

It's so simple. No one to talk to, nothing to do, no decisions. Just walk up and down.

William Sleator

monotony

They're creating the problem themselves. Then they punish us for it.

William Sleator

injustice

What do they want from us? Why do they keep us here?

William Sleator

confusion

This place is designed to make us turn against each other. It's sick.

William Sleator

manipulation

We're just rats in a maze, doing whatever they want us to do.

William Sleator

control

We need to stick together, or we'll lose our minds in here.

William Sleator

unity

This is wrong. We shouldn't be treated like this.

William Sleator

morality

I hate this place. I hate it, I hate it, I hate it!

William Sleator

hatred