Quote by Jess Bowen

“When you are still and thoughtful you are as lovely as the statues they are carving in Italy.”

— Philippa Gregory

“Inanimate objects were often so much nicer than people.”

— Barbara Pym

“I want to make something of myself. I believe it’s called a statue.”

— Jarod Kintz

“Very often the characters people respond best to have little parts of reality they can relate to.”

— Sara Sheridan

“I also observe that she does not fret much nor look in the glass, and has not even mentioned a very pretty ring which…

— Louisa May Alcott

“Sweetie,” Dino said, coming over to put his arm around her shoulder. He tipped her head up and looked into her eyes with great…

— Rosanna Leo

“I like that about art, that what you see is sometimes more about who you are than what's on the wall.”

— Cath Crowley

“Kindness isn't so difficult, when the object is worthy.”

— Brenda Hiatt

“When a person encounters his own statue and takes a hammer to it, performance art adds depth to greatness.”

— Bauvard

“Sometimes, I think... people we put on pedestals... they've got that much further to fall when you realize they're human.”

— Charles Sheehan-Miles

“And the lesson here is that people are unlikeable. They have the irritating habit of believing they are as important as you are to…

— Daniel Nayeri

“Over the years I've come to feel that the way people respond to us has less to do with what we've done and more…

— Karen Joy Fowler