frills. I won’t have it. I’ll lay for you, my smarty;

Towers in a modern town are a frill and a survival; they seem like the raised hands of the various churches, afraid of being…

— George Santayana

The modern writer who has influenced me most is W. Somerset Maugham .

— George Orwell

In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it, you'll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade.

— Irving Berlin

The arts are not a frill. The arts are a response to our individuality and our nature, and help to shape our identity. What…

— Barbara Jordan

I still believe in the old-school show thing no frills, no fancy equipment just a guitar and some amps and some drums, and throw…

— Shelby Lynne

Why do you want to become an author? I will accept only one answer. If it is because you feel you can write better…

— Ngaio Marsh

I tell ya when I fly, I don't get no respect. I took one of those cheap flights, no frills. I finished eatin' and…

— Rodney Dangerfield

There are many foolish people in the world and when a man in a rather high position puts on no frills, slaps them on…

— W. Somerset Maugham

My style is definitely not ladylike - frills and bows kinda scare me - but I like the military look because I love that…

— Cameron Russell

I am a lolita. I don't believe in growing up. No matter how old I get I remain devoted to ruffles and frills

— Novala Takemoto

Pictures are not incidental frills to a text; they are essences of our distinctive way of knowing.

— Stephen Jay Gould

I get a special joy in knowing people feel comfortable if they see me in Wal-Mart or in a no-frills section trying to get…

— Angie Stone

The piles of makeup and the insistence on frills and ribbons and bows was not at all attuned to my feminist views.

— Susan Faludi

Clutter is the disease of American writing,

— William Zinsser

Clutter is the disease of American writing. We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills, and meaningless jargon.

— William Zinsser