“It's innocence when it charms us, ignorance when it doesn't.”
Mignon McLaughlin (1913–1983) American journalist
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
“My ignorance is not charming.”
Source: Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963
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Source: Thorns (1967), Chapter 21, “And Southward Aye We Fled” (p. 106)
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Source: Civilisation (1969), Ch. 13: Heroic Materialism
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“There are no signs,
There are no stars aligned,
No amulets no charms,
To bring you back to my arms.”
St. Vincent (musician) (1982) American singer-songwriter
"All My Stars Aligned"
Marry Me (2007)
Context: There are no signs,
There are no stars aligned,
No amulets no charms,
To bring you back to my arms.
There's just this human heart.
That's built with this human fault.
What was your question?
Love is the answer.
“I will feast on enemies of Ra until my belly is full!”
“Charming,” Sadie whispered.”
Rick Riordan book The Red Pyramid
Source: The Red Pyramid