Pride Quote by C.S. Pacat

“The constructed arrogance of the display was intentional. It said, exquisitely: Did you exert yourself at Charcy? I have been here examining my nails.”

— C.S. Pacat

“Vanity and superficiality, placed deliberately on display, can be a burden; take this nonsense overboard.”

— sir kristian goldmund aumann

“Arrogance was unattractive enough when it was attached to true talent or brilliance. Attached to childishness, it was just plain irritating.”

— Erica Spindler

“To the connoisseur of scenes, nothing is more enjoyable than a thorough, melodramatic, egoistic humility.”

— Sinclair Lewis

“Chefs and surgeons, historians, athletes, all so full of wonder, lovingly careful, and living right at the point of contact, the nailhead of attention…

— Jalaluddin Rumi

“Petty mindedness instructs eyes to see everything from an unappropriate standpoint, beautifulness could be looked otherwise.”

— Toba Beta

“You are perfect. Your fingernails drive me crazy.”

— Katie Kacvinsky

“This sounds idiotic, but every time I encounter a picture of myself I am shocked to have been seen. I do not, under ordinary…

— Lionel Shriver

“Three glasses of wine and two dozen dresses later, I stepped into a structured faille Oscar de la Renta. Absurdly puffy— and dreamily green.…

— Lauren Okie

“I know that a pretty doll, a fair fool, might do well enough for the honeymoon; but when passion cooled, how dreadful to find…

— Charlotte Brontë

“We're not helpless, Anna.' He said that without his fangs, but I sure felt like he flashed his razors. Ignoring my instant shivers, or…

— Robyn Jones

“I steel myself for a smirk, an arrogant chuckle, or some sort of recognition, but he’s leaning back in his chair, alternating between absently…

— A.M. Robinson