“She wears her clothes, as if they were thrown on her with a pitchfork.”
Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, and poet
Polite Conversation (1738), Dialogue 1
“When she raises her eyelids it's as if she were taking off all her clothes.”
— Colette
Claudine and Annie (1903)
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Javier Marías book Tu rostro mañana
...al mantener el brazo en alto me permitió contemplar su axila, y cuando una mujer desnuda permite ver eso, y descubre una o ambas, es como si ofreciera un suplemento de desnudez con ello.
Source: Tu rostro mañana, 1. Fiebre y lanza [Your Face Tomorrow, Vol. 1: Fever and Spear] (2002), p. 269
Courtney Love (1964) American punk singer-songwriter, musician, actress, and artist
"Mrs. Jones"
Song lyrics, Pretty on the Inside (1991)
Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer
"Valley Girl"
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“I’m the candidate who forgot to take off her hat before she threw it in the ring.”
Gracie Allen (1902–1964) American actress and comedienne
Source: How to Become President (1940), Ch. 4 : How to attract attention and be drafted
Context: You remember me. I’m Gracie Allen. I’m the candidate who forgot to take off her hat before she threw it in the ring.
Furthermore, I’m the only candidate who got the idea of running myself. All the others had to have somebody else think it up for them, or anyway they say the only reason they’re running is because their many friends kept after them and after them until they finally gave in.