“Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress.”

“Marxism-Leninism is a worn-out dress that should be thrown away.”

“This was the kind of dress that changed the world. The kind of dress that started religions.”

“A cucumber should be well sliced, and dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out, as good for nothing.”

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

“Their beauty had always seemed to him like the beauty of pressed flowers-lovely, but dead.”

“People, he thought, were as hungry for a sight of joy as he had always been--for a moment's relief from that gray load of suffering which seemed so inexplicable and unnecessary. He had never been able to understand why men should be unhappy.”

“No doubt she was thinking, Who dressed this poor girl like a traffic light?”

“The beauty of a naked body is felt only by the dressed races.”

“The most beautiful clothes that can dress a woman are the arms of the man she loves. But for those who haven't had the fortune of finding this happiness, I am there.”