Books Quote by Jose Saramago

Faces are as legible as books, only with these circumstances to recommend them to our perusal, that they are read in much less time,…

— Johann Kaspar Lavater

What has a man's face to do with his character? Can a man of good character help having a disagreeable face?

— Ann Radcliffe

“His face was a strong—a very strong—aquiline, with high bridge of the thin nose and peculiarly arched nostrils; with lofty domed forehead, and hair…

— Bram Stoker

It's not a pretty face, I grant you. But underneath its flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.

— Alan Jay Lerner

A half century of living should put a good deal into a person's face besides a few wrinkles and some unwelcome folds around the…

— Frances Parkinson Keyes

Creating a character is about what they look like. The look speaks volume to the audience.

— Ashley Madekwe

One of the things that all authors of fiction must learn to judge is whether - and in what detail - to describe the…

— Lynne Truss

The human face is a weak guarantee; yet it deserves some consideration. And if I had to whip the wicked, I would do so…

— Michel de Montaigne

“It was a long head. It was a wedge, a sliver, a grotesque slice in which it seemed the features had been forced to…

— Mervyn Peake

No one has a good chin. That's a myth.

— Dan Hooker

I've got a wonky nose. Is it classical, is it not? That's what's hard work, getting down into the nitty-gritty of who are the…

— Ciaran Hinds

My chin's too big. And my nose - my nose is funny.

— Sheila Hancock