Children Quote by Anthony Powell

“She was like that, excited and delighted by little things, crossing her fingers before any remotely unpredictable event, like tasting a new flavor of…

— Jhumpa Lahiri

“She was very pretty: exceedingly pretty. With a dimpled, surprised-looking, capital face; a ripe little mouth, that seemed made to be kissed — as…

— Charles Dickens

“After such prolonged frowning, it took her some moments to recall what her normal face even looked like, but after several attempts she was…

— Haruki Murakami

“She was young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength. But now there was a dull stare…

— Kate Chopin

“Now and then she looked harassed by her own potential, like certain young people, and you might notice then the way a stillness spread…

— Nic Pizzolatto

“She had learnt long ago that common sense, intelligence, good-nature, and strength of character were unimportant in comparison with a pretty face.”

— W. Somerset Maugham

“She was very fond of thinking and getting at the truth of things, but was so far from being pedantic, so full of youthful…

— Feodor Dostoevsky

“She walked rather quickly; she liked to be active, though at times she gave an impression of repose that was at once static and…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Angrily, I concentrated on her flaws, willfully studying the photographs that caught her at awkward ages and less flattering angles - long nose, thin…

— Donna Tartt

“she swore in good mouth-filling oaths, but never smutty ones, and that was uncommon. She knew the prosody of profanity. . . . she…

— Robertson Davies

“Certainly she was wonderfully beautiful. All that could be said of her that was in any sense critical was that there seemed to be…

— Victor Hugo

“She had a lot of face and chin. She had pewter-colored hair set in a ruthless permanent, a hard beak and moist eyes with…

— Raymond Chandler