Nature of Beauty Quote by Elizabeth von Arnim

“Sunlight was everywhere, glittering gold off the bright green leaves of the garden. A blackcap, concealed within the foliage of a nearby willow, sang…

— Kate Morton

“She then swung out towards the middle of the lake. It has long been obvious to the meanest of our readers – we allude…

— Angela Thirkell

“Behind her the sun was still shining, so that every grove and every single tree between her and the storm blazed ardent and vivid,…

— Philip Pullman

“Part of her wanted simply to sit and stare out of the window, at the lawn, flaky with sodden leaves, and the branches with…

— A.S. Byatt

“She could not say why these rather inconspicuous green slopes had so touched her heart, when along the railway line there were mountains, lakes,…

— Yasunari Kawabata

“He liked seeing the world through her eyes. The night, to him, was rather ordinary, overlaid with London's crowded odors and a damp that…

— Sherry Thomas

“Then she decided she was ready to die. But before she did, she asked the poets to record these moments in song, and the…

— Eric Gamalinda

“The sky was low and broody, but from here, near the treeline, you could see the forest rolling down into the valley, the lake…

— Garth Risk Hallberg

“She was practically an invalid ever after I could remember her, but used what strength she had in lavish care upon me and my…

— Calvin Coolidge

“She breathed deeply, and for full ten minutes stood there, like a watered plant drawing up the food of its vitality. The scent was…

— John Galsworthy

“She could go peacefully to the place where there were eternal picnics on sun-soaked riverbanks, and all the handsome soldiers asked for her hand.”

— Bella Forrest

“Look at this site - it is beautiful and deep. When we come here, we get ourselves lost in its beauty and vastness. Years…

— Ravindra Shukla