““At least it’s better than those usual compliments you insult ladies with.” She extracted her hand, which still tingled from his touch, and walked away a few paces, putting a safe distance between them. “You know, ‘vision of luscious splendor,’ ‘ethereal loveliness,’ and my all-time favorite, ‘dream of transcendent beauty.’” “And I was just about to say you were looking rather transcendent…well, for you.””
![“[She] was a remarkable looking woman. Remarkable in that she wasn’t what most people would call beautiful. But she oozed a raw femaleness that I was certain made most women uncomfortable and sent men walking into walls. And when she smiled. Well. That was magic.” quote by Beth Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f4c/beth-hoffman-5200_beauty_she-was-a-remarkable-looking-woman-remar_802196.jpg)
