Quote by Helen Oyeyemi

“She looked like she was going to a party where the theme was Most Sparkly Evening Gown, or maybe Quickest Way to Blind Someone.”

— Julie Kagawa

“The colors and cut of the gown flattered her. In the most excruciating manner.”

— Eva Leigh

“Just as she'd feared, it did sound base, out in the open. Like a yellowed gown that one could imagine as lovely held up…

— Amanda Barratt

“As she raced through the fields with her red scarf floating from her neck, I thought she looked like a firework.”

— Andrea Busfield

“And quick strokes of other less intimate adventures Flashed in her wounded eyes like fireflies.”

— Roberto Bolaño

“Her face reflecting the color of her dress, she glowed even in her disappointment… perhaps the way of her defiance to the fate.”

— Madhu Vajpayee

“He couldn't bring himself to look directly at her. Her gown was the color of daylight just before sunset; if he looked at her…

— Courtney Milan

“The dress means no harm, after all. And it is new. It carries nothing inside it but the possible beginnings of her downfall.”

— Amanda Hodgkinson

“Now,' [her father] barked. She stiffly followed, still fully dressed in the elaborate navy-and-white gown she had worn all evening. It was hard not…

— Anne Mallory

“The dress was a deep red, strapless and practically backless, and I was almost positive my maids had used magic to make it stay…

— Kiera Cass

“my butterfly dress was visible on the washroom floor, bent and shredded wings and all. Cheeks hot, I remember what he'd suggested before someone…

— Jodi Meadows

“The wind languished. The floral curtain ceased flapping. The moonlight streamed through, lighting up her face. It was a young, animated face. At that…

— Qiu Xiaolong