Bits Quote by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

“The floor is a fifteenth-century revival of medieval Cosmatesque mosaic style. The Cosmati family developed their unmistakable technique in Rome in the twelfth and…

— Benjamin Blech

“The Cossacks were led by their prince, Amazov, a legendary horseman and, Reed was relieved to find, “a most pleasant and helpful person.”

— Stephan Talty

“But to tell even a tenth part of the marvels rich and beautiful that were in the house of Krothering: its cool courts and…

— E.R. Eddison

I always loved the Bishops. The pieces look like they are nipples attached to vaginas attached to a shaft.

— Anonymous

REGALIA, n. Distinguishing insignia, jewels and costume of such ancient and honorable orders as Knights of Adam; Visionaries of Detectable Bosh; the Ancient Order…

— Ambrose Bierce

With couture, you feel obligated to design something modern each season, but with Theyskens Theory, I don't question anything. I'm thinking of what I'd…

— Olivier Theyskens

“First my copy was sent back to me with a note: "Please call ASAP regarding portrayal of Cossacks as primitive monsters." It turned out…

— Elif Batuman

“There are assorted side characters, too: the beautiful Gardnerian maidens with their long black hair; wicked Lupine shapeshifters—half-human, half-wolf; green-scaled Snake Elves; and the…

— Laurie Forest

“Oh Roderick,’ gasped Deirdre adoringly. ‘Deirdre, … this will make us famous, so we shall need to look our best. This calls for my…

— Tony Rattigan

“He had given Cosette a dress of Binche lace that had come down to him from his own grandmother. “These fashions have come round…

— Victor Hugo

“He could, though, just make out a miniature replica of Cori Celesti, upon whose utter peak the world’s quarrelsome and somewhat bourgeois gods lived…

— Terry Pratchett

Marius and Cosette were in the dark in regard to each other. They did not speak, they did not bow, they were not acquainted;…

— Victor Hugo