My mother was terribly invasive, all in the name of psychiatric honesty. It was a bad thing in some ways, but I do think it had the effect of making me interested in 'the truth' as a writer - more than beauty, more than having a shapely story. Edmund White badbeautyeffect share on social
How awful to be a perfect beauty! How confusing! God. Can you imagine? Erin O'Connor awfulbeautyconfuse Change image and share on social
People are like stained - glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross beautydarknessglass Change image and share on social
I am little concerned with beauty or perfection. I don't care for the great centuries. All I care about is life, struggle, intensity. Emile Zola beautycarecentury Change image and share on social
My dad had this philosophy that if you tell children they're beautiful and wonderful then they believe it, and they will be. So I never thought I was unattractive. But I was never one of the girls at school who had lots of boyfriends. Emily Mortimer beautifulboyfriendchild share on social
One of the things that people don't realize is that that natural beauty, those recreational forests, they have an economic development impact for the state as well. Ed Rendell beautydevelopmenteconomic Change image and share on social
Although people often equate them, glamour is not the same as beauty, stylishness, luxury, celebrity, or sex appeal. It is not limited to fashion or film; nor is it intrinsically feminine. It is not a collection of aesthetic markers - a style, as fashion and design use the word. Virginia Postrel aestheticappealbeauty share on social
I always say you can never be extravagant with beauty. Beauty is God made real. Beauty is life. Imelda Marcos beautyextravagantgod Change image and share on social
I think the beauty and mystery of boxing is just the immediacy of how it reveals people unlike anything else. Brin-Jonathan Butler beautyboximmediacy Change image and share on social
Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides. Junichiro Tanizaki beautydarkfind Change image and share on social
