Good stories deserve a little embellishment.

We have to trust that our stories deserve to be told. We may discover that the better we tell our stories the better we…

— Henri Nouwen

There's always that discussion about fiction about how do you market it - these are books for boys, these are books for girls, these…

— L.A. Weatherly

History is full of blank spaces, but good stories, invariably, are not.

— Sara Sheridan

In writing, I want to be remembered for telling good stories in beautiful and powerful language, using the poetry of words to reflect the…

— Kim Edwards

“Ivy waved the wet handkerchief, as much as to say, words cannot possibly articulate my profound distress. Then, because Ivy never settled for meaningful…

— Gail Carriger

The inspiration starts with the armor my parents collected. The references are subtle, whether in the mix of textures (woven, quilted, pleated) or in…

— Tory Burch

Punctuality is an essential trait of the teacher. It is a foundation, not an embellishment.

— Boyd K. Packer

Beauty has so many charms, one knows not how to speak against it; and when it happens that a graceful figure is the habitation…

— Laurence Sterne

But if there was embellishment, it only had to do with the facts.

— Louise Erdrich

You come by your style by learning what to leave out. At first you tend to overwrite—embellishment instead of insight. You either continue to…

— Billy Collins

The intricate engraving, fine lines, beading and milgrain accents echo an era defined by elaborate embellishments.

— Vera Wang

I’ve always been very detail orientated, but I have gone from embellishment to nudity - from designing for a woman that likes to be…

— Christian Louboutin

I am fond of history and am very well contented to take the false with the true. In the principal facts they have sources…

— Jane Austen

If you come up with the original idea on your laptop, anything else is an embellishment of that idea. It's nice to have the…

— Hudson Mohawke

Few have abilities so much needed by the rest of the world as to be caressed on their own terms; and he that will…

— Samuel Johnson