His wedding gift, clasped round my throat. A choker of rubies, two inches wide, like an extraordinarily precious slit throat. — Angela Carter Copy Share Image
On the moon we wore feathers in our hair, and rubies on our hands. On the moon we had gold spoons. — Shirley Jackson Copy Share Image
I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from… — Plautus Copy Share Image
Some asked me where the rubies grew, And nothing I did say; But with my finger pointed to The lips of Julia. — Robert Herrick Copy Share Image
In every generation there is a vault-keeper, one who guards the links fiercely and knows they are more precious than rubies. — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
You have no need to travel anywhere - journey within yourself. Enter a mine of rubies and bathe in the splendor of… — Rumi Copy Share Image
Some people know Rosa Parks, they know Daisy Bates in Arkansas, but every... Ruby Doris Smith, Diane Nash, countless individuals. — John Lewis Copy Share Image
I always carry a good lipstick with me, like MAC in Ruby Woo. It has a matt finish, the essence of that… — Paloma Faith Copy Share Image
Knowing that we'd meet Ruby at the point where she stopped believing, I knew I was also going to have to deal… — K. M. Soehnlein Copy Share Image
[Boxed] Multiple bouncing balls in a box are a metaphor for community. Notice how the escaping balls explode. This is what happens… — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
And now that its ruby eyes are set into the gold, you cannot see their tear-shape, so they seem to be laughing… — Cressida Cowell Copy Share Image
Ruby Stevens was determined, ambitious and tough. She had to fend for herself in so many ways as a child and always… — Victoria Wilson Copy Share Image
Like other beautiful things in this world, its end (that of a shaft) is to be beautiful; and, in proportion to its… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
“Very soon the heavens presented an extraordinary appearance, for all the stars directly behind me were now deep red, while those directly… — Olaf Stapledon Copy Share Image
I remember being in the same position as Ruby, when I no longer believed in God as I was raised to believe.… — K. M. Soehnlein Copy Share Image
And the marvellous rose became crimson, like the rose of the eastern sky. Crimson was the girdle of petals, and crimson as… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
This is a, uh, friendship ring right?” “Yeah, don’t worry. If I propose, you’ll know it. For one thing, I’ll be hyperventilating.”… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
“Aren't these the finest treasures? Each one springs up, and becomes more red than rubies, more fine than diamonds adn more valuable,… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
Up then, fair phoenix bride, frustrate the sun; Thyself from thine affection Takest warmth enough, and from thine eye All lesser birds… — John Donne Copy Share Image
Not as the plants and flowers of Earth, growing peacefully beneath a simple sun, were the blossoms of the planet Lophai. Coiling… — Clark Ashton Smith Copy Share Image
Nothing like poetry when you lie awake at night. It keeps the old brain limber. It washes away the mud and sand… — Joyce Cary Copy Share Image
Made up of the glories of the most precious gems, to describe them is a matter of inexpressible difficulty. For there is… — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
Well," he said, clearly enjoying my confusion. "It was actually for two souls, since you and Seth were both saved. But even… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the… — Solomon Copy Share Image
Be wild; that is how to clear the river. The river does not flow in polluted, we manage that. The river does… — Clarissa Pinkola Estes Copy Share Image
If I had rubies, riches, and crowns, I'd buy the whole world and change things around. — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
I say you call yourself Goldstein, Silverstein, and Rubinstein because you're stealing all the gold and silver and rubies all over the… — Khalid Abdul Muhammad Copy Share Image
Nate: “And,” he said, “boys at twelve aren’t exactly slick with the ladies.” Ruby: “’Slick with the ladies’?” I said. “Are you… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
It is impossible not to notice Ruby on Rails. It has had a huge effect both in and outside the Ruby community...… — Martin Fowler Copy Share Image
Well I ain't Dr. Phil, but I'm smart," she said. "And your shoes are cuter than his," I said, trying to sound… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have nothing against diamonds, or rubies or emeralds or sapphires. I do object when their acquisition is complicit in the debasement… — Edward Zwick Copy Share Image
A friend whom you have been gaining during your whole life, you ought not to be displeased with in a moment. A… — Saadi Copy Share Image