Beauty Quote by Alice Hoffman

“every shadow of a thought or doubt.. crossed his face with the clarity of cloud shadows racing across the fields.”

— Dirk Bogarde

“And he saw the right evening star reflected in her eyes, and he saw the black cloud reflected in her eyes.”

— John Steinbeck

“He didn't mind her catching a glimpse of all the dark as long as he could be a part of her light.”

— S. M. Yair-Levy

“marveling at this boldness and ease in her presence, and not for one second losing sight of her, though he did not look at…

— Leo Tolstoy

“He could just barely make out her form in the path about ten yards ahead of him. Her hair was so fair it captured…

— Julia Quinn

“And, when the friendly sunshine smil'd, / And she would mark the opening skies, / I saw no Heaven--but in her eyes.”

— Edgar Allan Poe

“though she hurried him on, he dawdled, his head back, squinting at the stars. There were no revelations to be had there. Just pinpricks…

— Clive Barker

“...he felt the whole vision turn to darkness and his very feet give way. His head went round; he was going; he had gone.”

— Henry James

“If he was the sweet, terrifying darkness, I was the glittering light that only his shadows could make clear.”

— Sarah J. Maas

“He stared at her the way folks stare at a rainbow, taking in all that unexpected beauty, not wanting to look away in case…

— Shannon Wiersbitzky

“She came through the fog, no more than a sliver of darkness. She didn’t run—she just walked with that insufferable swagger.”

— Sarah J. Maas

“When she opened her eyes the sky was still there, with its monotonous and brilliant blue. Not a cloud passed across it.”

— Paolo Giordano