77 quotes found
“Appearances are deceptive and behaviors reflective.”
“But above all, in order to be, never try to seem.”
“For Jack Kennedy, who only made campaigning LOOK easy, it was, in fact, anything but.”
“Things are often exactly as they seem. Confusing isn't it.”
“The Creator has – I say it in all reverence - drawn a myriad red herrings across the track, but the true scientist refuses to be baffled by superficial appearances in detecting the secrets of Natur...”
“But to appear happy when I am so miserable — Oh! who can require it?”
“Listen, Google,’ I will say, ‘both John and Paul are courting me. I like both of them, but in a different way, and it’s so hard to make up my mind. Given everything you know, what do you advise me ...”
“Had the world been different, in my opinion, without mountains and oceans, plains and seas, deserts and forests, and consisted of something else, inconceivable to us, as we don't know anything othe...”
“It’s one thing to be an undead fiend of darkness, but it takes an immense amount of work to look cool while doing it.”
“Appearances are not reality; but they often can be a convincing alternative to it. You can control appearances most of the time, but facts are what they are. When the facts are too sharp, you can c...”
“Clinging to one’s outward appearance interferes with living.”
“I saw you before. All your flaws, your imperfections. Your body’s going to a lot of trouble to hide something, something inside of you. It must be very precious.”
“Another vampire pushed her way through the crowd to stand at hisside—a pretty blue-haired Asian girl in a silver foil skirt. Clary wondered if there were any ugly vampires, or maybe any fat ones. M...”
“The matron glanced at the old man and suppressed a smile. “He is absolutely miserable.” “I enjoy miserable. It gives one a contrast to all the delectabilities of life. But is he housebroken, inpala...”
“When a girl feels that she’s perfectly groomed and dressed she can forget that part of her. That’s charm”
“Imagine learning at such a young age that your very appearance—your very identity—is enough to trigger such confusion and animosity. Imagine knowing that people will hate you for no reason other th...”
“As she grew older, Maddy discovered that she had disappointed almost everyone. An awkward girl with a sullen mouth, a curtain of hair, and a tendency to slouch, she had neither Mae's sweet nature n...”
