Appearance Quote by Deirdre of the Sorrows trad. Irish

“Madame de Nucingen was already there, dressed with the deliberate aim of appealing to all eyes, knowing that thereby she would seem even more…

— Honoré de Balzac

“Memories of her, however, would remain with him. Everywhere he’d look, she would be there, as if she were a hundred women, all shadow…

— Karen Ranney

“People of Orphalese, beauty is life when life unveils her holy face.”

— Kahlil Gibran

“And at the bottom of each of those eyes I lived, or rather another me lived, one of the images of me, and it…

— Italo Calvino

“She wished to appear only in the full radiance of her beauty. Oh yes, she was quite vain! And her mysterious adornment had lasted…

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

“Her [Odette's] eyes were beautiful, but so large they seemed to droop beneath their own weight, strained the rest of her face and always…

— Marcel Proust

“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

“Behind and byond her looks,her manner, there had been some dark malaise. But nobody ever saw it, back then, he thought. All you saw…

— Penelope Lively

“Her hair was the brightest living gold, and despite the poverty of her clothing, seemed to set a crown of distinction on her head.…

— Mary Shelley

“Her hair was hidden under a white headdress, like some kind of wimple; she wore a long white tunic and trousers, and her skin…

— Amanda Hemingway

“Her face was one of a kind, a surprising variation that made observers think, Yes--that would be another very nice way for people to…

— Kurt Vonnegut

“Her eyes had taken on a dull, sullen cast. He hated that look, but he also liked it just fine. It was the right…

— Stephen King