Quote by Dorothy Dunnett

“If deceit is at any time excusable,” replied Olivia, reluctantly, “it is when we practise it in self-defence. There are some rare situations, when…

— Ann Radcliffe

“She resented the fact that her veil, which to her was a symbol of scared relationship to god, had now become an instrument of…

— Azar Nafisi

“She would have been obliged to allow, if any one had said it to her, that what she submitted to could not take the…

— George Eliot

“I am sure many of you know that the veil can be very thin-that there are people over there who are pulling for us-people…

— Ezra Taft Benson

“For those brave enough to look beyond the veil.”

— Sarah Chen

“She's in her usual Martha's dress, which is dull green, like a surgeon's gown of the time before. The dress is much like mine…

— Margaret Atwood

“She has never learnt to yawn And so she hasn't the smallest comprehension Of those who can.”

— Christopher Fry

“[she used to say that] each of us has a veil between ourselves and the rest of the world – like a bride wears…

— Rebecca Stead

“There was something immodest about her modesty: it announced itself.”

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“Ask not of things to shed their veils. Unveil yourselves, and things will be unveiled. Nor ask of things to break their seals. Unseal…

— Mikhail Naimy

I want to tell you this: you cannot get the robe of hypocrisy on you so thick that the sharp eye of childhood will…

— Robert Green Ingersoll

“A gown does not make a bride, just as a few empty threats do not make a rebel.”

— Morgan Rhodes