Countenance Quote by Amanda Foreman

“Many people who encountered Grant were taken aback by the strength of his commitment and dedication...at the expense of all other aspects of life.”

— Adam Fifield

“His features, which would later settle into pleasant collaboration, was growing at different rates, giving him a curious face that seemed designed by committee.”

— Laura Hillenbrand

“His face was a study in concentration and empathy, as if every word I said was of supreme importance. It was that expression, that…

— Amy Harmon

“His face was the true index of his mind.”

— Voltaire

“There he must, despite the anguish devouring his brain, present a face approximating the one that is associated with ordinary events and companionship. He…

— William Styron

“His expression transforms, looking mean in a good way, promising me greed and aggression, things I'd never ask for but long to see.”

— Cara McKenna

“His eyes expressed the difficulty he felt.”

— Theodore Dreiser

“The old face, crinkled and dented with canals running every which way, pushed and shoved up against itself for a while, till a big…

— James McBride

“His kind of man needed to lift up his eyes and look as far as possible beyond his own small, limited patch of ground.”

— Robert Seethaler

“Oh, he did look like a deity – the perfect balance of danger and charm, he was at the same time fascinating and inaccessible,…

— Simona Panova

“I love his dear eyes in which the vulnerability and beauty of his soul can be plainly read.”

— Alice Walker

“I saw power, yet meekness, forcefulness, yet gentleness, discipline, yet compassion. I had never seen eyes like His.”

— Chuck Black