There is a beauty in the world, though it's harsher than we expect it to be.
-Michael Cunningham
"The Hours"
Quotations
Beauty
Straight is the line of duty; Curved is the line of beauty; follow the straight line, thou shalt see the curved line ever follow thee.
-William Maccall
Beauty without expression is boring.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Beauty isn't just a pretty face, a beautiful body or even a cute voice. Beauty arises from your mind, your soul, and most important your personality. But most people don't seem to notice.
-Emily Gabriela Vira
Strangeness is a necessary ingredient in beauty.
-Charles Baudelaire
We are immersed in beauty, but our eyes have no clear vision.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson"
Just because you're beautiful and perfect, it's made you conceited.
-William Goldman
Beauty is something that burns the hand when you touch it.
-Yukio Mishima
"Forbidden Colors"
I think happiness is what makes you pretty. Period. Happy people are beautiful. They become like a mirror and they reflect that happiness.
-Drew Barrymore
Beauty is like success: we can't love it for long.
-Graham Greene
"The Heart of the Matter"
