There is a beauty in the world, though it's harsher than we expect it to be.
-Michael Cunningham
"The Hours"
Quotations
Beauty
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
You are a pool of clear water where the light plays.
-Jeanette Winterson
"Written on the Body"
Beauty without expression is boring.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Beauty soaks reality as water fills a rag.
-Chet Raymo
"Honey from Stone: A Naturalist's Search for God"
Beauty nourishes the soul as the food feeds the body.
-Patience Strong
The ideal has many names and beauty is but one of them.
-W. Somerset Maugham
"Cakes and Ale"
Beauty is truth’s smile when she beholds her own face in a perfect mirror.
-Rabindranath Tagore
Beauty is like success: we can't love it for long.
-Graham Greene
"The Heart of the Matter"
Beauty is something that burns the hand when you touch it.
-Yukio Mishima
"Forbidden Colors"
