Quotes about look
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“Tess?” A soft voice at the door; she looked up and saw Will there, silhouetted in the light from the corridor.”

Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Princess

Source: Clockwork Princess

Light

“Look! A trickle of water running through some dirt! I'd say our afternoon just got booked solid!”

Bill Watterson (1958) American comic artist

Books, Water

“You will learn most things by looking, but reading gives understanding. Reading will make you free.”

Paul Rand (1914–1996) American graphic designer

Understanding, Learning, Reading

“you must stop looking at the world through your head. You must look through your heart, instead.”

Elizabeth Gilbert (1969) American writer

World, Heart

“The present changes the past. Looking back you do not find what you left behind.”

Kiran Desai book The Inheritance of Loss

Source: The Inheritance of Loss

Change, Past

“You're our honorary sixth member with mysterious abilities and visions of the future. The Snow White to our motley group of dwarfs. Plus, you're way better looking than the rest of these guys.”

Michelle Rowen (1971) Canadian writer

Source: Dark Kiss

Way, Guy, Future

“My attraction had been immediate and profound. And it had nothing to do with the way he looked. My attraction was to what resided between his lines.”

Augusten Burroughs book You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas

Source: You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas

Way

“Elphaba looked like something between an animal and an Animal, like something more than life but not quite Life.”

Gregory Maguire book Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

Source: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

Life, Animals

“As Oscar Wilde once said, "To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose both looks like carelessness.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Bones

Source: City of Bones

Parent

“Writing's funny, it's like walking down a hall in the dark looking for the light switch, and suddenly you find it, flip it on, and then you discover the hallway you passed through is papered with the novel you've written.”

Jonathan Safran Foer (1977) Novelist

Light

“True love would look a second time. True love would not be thwarted. True love would not accept no for an answer.”

Alex Flinn (1966) American children's writer

Love, Time

“The past was gone. Nothing could change what had already been. Looking back at it, letting its wounds fester, indulging in regret was just a different, slower way to die. The living moved forward.”

Jim Butcher Captain's Fury

Source: Captain's Fury

Way, Change, Past

“Congratulations, love. You traded up. Does he treat you well?'
'He's a teddy bear,' I said.
Teddy bear looked like he was suffering from murder withdrawal.

(Rene and Kate on Jim!)”

Ilona Andrews American husband-and-wife novelist duo

Source: Magic Strikes

Love, Suffering

“It isn't deep," the Eddisian Ambassador said from the other side of the bed. He was leaning over the wound, looking critical and mildly disappointed. Eugenides didn't miss a beat.
"It is… too… deep!" he insisted, outraged.”

Megan Whalen Turner The King of Attolia

Source: The King of Attolia

Disappointment

“We are one of those couples i used to watch, thinking to myself that I'd never be on the inside of something so special. I remember reassuring myself that it probably looked nicer than it actually was, I am happy to be wrong about that.”

Emily Giffin Something Borrowed

Source: Something Borrowed

Thinking, Happiness

“I'd take a look at my own self in the mirror and wonder how it was possible that anybody could manage such an enormous thing as being what he was.”

Ken Kesey book One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Source: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962), Ch. 17
Context: Later, hiding in the latrine from the black boys, I'd take a look at my own self in the mirror and wonder how it was possible that anybody could manage such an enormous thing as being what he was.

“Laurie, you're an angel! How shall I ever thank you?"
"Fly at me again. I rather liked it," said Laurie, looking
mischievous, a thing he had not done for a fortnight.”

Louisa May Alcott book Little Women

Source: Little Women

Angels, Flying

“Now at last I can look at you in peace, I don't eat you anymore.”

Franz Kafka (1883–1924) author

Comment to a fish, after becoming a vegetarian, p. 74 http://books.google.com/books?id=6TNVWo7S6n8C&pg=PA74&dq=kafka+look+peace+eat#PPA74,M1 <br class="br">Franz Kafka: A Biography (1960)

Peace

“He looked haggard and careworn, like a Borgia who has suddenly remembered that he has forgotten to shove cyanide in the consommé, and the dinner-gong due any moment.”

P.G. Wodehouse book Carry On, Jeeves

Source: Carry on, Jeeves

“There was no Jace Wayland more real than the one he saw in her eyes when she looked at him.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Ashes

Source: City of Ashes

“The universe is a trillion, trillion threads moving in seemingly unrelated directions. Yet when you look at them together, they create a remarkable tapestry.”

Richard Paul Evans (1962) American writer

Universe

“Will looking after her, sighed. not for her, he said under his breath, though there was no one to hear him, for me…. And he leaned his head against the cold iron gate.”

Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Prince

Source: Clockwork Prince

“I felt myself trapped in line for a ride I was not nearly ready for, looking back but moving forward in the only direction I could go.”

Elizabeth Berg (1948) American novelist

Source: The Year of Pleasures

“People create their own questions because they are afraid to look straight. All you have to do is look straight and see the road, and when you see it, don't sit looking at it - walk.”

Ayn Rand (1905–1982) Russian-American novelist and philosopher

People, Question

“Insane is such an ugly word, a voice in my head said. Think of it as obtaining a new look at reality.”

Richelle Mead book Silver Shadows

Source: Silver Shadows

Thinking, Reality

“Nudge: "I look like prep school Barbie. (looks at Max) Actually, you look like prep school Barbie. I'm just Barbie's friend.”

James Patterson (1947) American author

Source: School's Out—Forever

School

“Like cubic zirconia, I only look real. I'm an imposter. The fact is, I am not like other people.”

Augusten Burroughs book Dry

Source: Dry

People

“Beauty was deceptive. I would rather wear my pain, my ugliness. I was torn and stitched. I was a strip mine, and they would just have to look. I hoped I made them sick. I hoped they saw me in their dreams.”

Janet Fitch book White Oleander

Source: White Oleander

Pain, Beauty, Dreams, Hope

“If I play a stupid girl and ask a stupid question, I've got to follow it through, what am I supposed to do, look intelligent?”

Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) American actress, model, and singer

Stupidity, Girl, Intelligence, Question

“The truth's not pretty of course. No one likes to look it in the face.”

Cornelia Funke (1958) author

Truth

“So how did he look at me?"

"Like it was his birthday and you were the cake.”

Karen Marie Moning (1964) author

Source: Dreamfever

Birthday

“His invitation lingers. So does my question. Why me? I don't know the answer. When I look at myself in the mirror, all I see is a starving, stunted bird who never grew wings and lost all reason to sing.”

Julie Anne Peters (1952) American writer

Source: By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead

Question, Bird, Singing

“Your hair looks funny," Lief said, as soon as the Ugloids left. "It stands straight up!"
No," said Nick, intensely irritated, "It's hanging straight down."
Lief just gave him an upside-down shrug. "Up is down in China and you're part-Chinese.”

Neal Shusterman book Everlost

Source: Everlost

Parting

“If you're really tired, I could put you to sleep," he said. "Tell you a bedtime story."
She looked at him. "Are you serious?"
"I'm always serious”

Cassandra Clare book City of Bones

Source: City of Bones

Sleep

“That prison," I said with heartfelt sincerity, "Was absolutely the most awful thing that has happened to me in my entire life." I could tell by the way he looked at me that he thought my life had been filled with one awful thing after another.”

Megan Whalen Turner The Thief

Source: The Thief

Life, Way, Sincerity

“Shame, isn’t it? That we only like our heroes out in the street when they are looking their best and their uniforms are ‘spit and polished,’ and not when they’re showing us the wounds they suffered on our behalf.”

Jacqueline Winspear Maisie Dobbs

Source: Maisie Dobbs

Suffering

“The helpful thought for which you look
Is written somewhere in a book.”

Edward Gorey (1925–2000) American writer, artist, and illustrator

Books, Help

“Clary made fun of him about his new look; but, then, Clary found everything about Simon's love life borderline hilarious.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Fallen Angels

Source: City of Fallen Angels

Love, Life

“Bessie?” I looked down at the bull serpent. “But… he’s too cute. He couldn’t destroy the world.”
-Percy Jackson”

Rick Riordan book The Titan's Curse

Source: The Titan's Curse

World

“Tell me he’s not talking to Brandon,” Claire said.
“Um… Ok. He’s not talking to Brandon.”
“You’re lying.”
“Yeah. He’s talking to Brandon. Look, let Shane do his thing, okay? He’s not as stupid as he looks, mostly.”

Rachel Caine book Glass Houses

Source: Glass Houses

Stupidity, Lying

“I don't know who the good guys are anymore. But I do know what the enemy is. It's the compromise of principles. You lose the war when you lose your principles. And the first principle is to look out for your comrades.”

Karen Traviss British science fiction author

War, Guy

“You are not ashamed of our luuurve, are you, Jas?'
'Look, shut up, people might hear.'
'What do you mean, the people who live in the telephone?”

Louise Rennison (1951–2016) British writer

Source: Stop in the Name of Pants!

People

“down with hell and heaven and all the religious fuss
infinity pleased our parents
one inch looks good to us”

E.E. Cummings (1894–1962) American poet

Hell, Parent

“But she never looked back with regret. There were so many ways for things to get better.
-Jing-mei”

Amy Tan The Joy Luck Club

Source: The Joy Luck Club

Way

“Some people have been unkind. If I say I want to grow as an actress, they look at my figure. If I say I want to develop, to learn my craft, they laugh. Somehow they don't expect me to be serious about my work.”

Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) American actress, model, and singer

People, Learning

“I'd rather look a fool than be right and fail to act.”

Terry Goodkind book Soul of the Fire

Source: Soul of the Fire

Fools

“Canadians are fond of a good disaster, especially if it has ice, water, or snow in it. You thought the national flag was about a leaf, didn't you? Look harder. It's where someone got axed in the snow.”

Margaret Atwood (1939) Canadian writer

Water

“This is where you and I are headed…. Look for us in history books and you'll find us in the margins. Look for us in legends and you might just find us celebrated”

Scott Lynch (1978) American writer

Books, History

“Some writers, notably Anton Chekov, argue that all characters must be admirable, because once we've looked at anyone deeply enough and understood their motivation we must identify with them rather than judge them.”

Scarlett Thomas (1972) British writer

Source: Monkeys with Typewriters: How to Write Fiction and Unlock the Secret Power of Stories

Motivation

“My right hand was sort of casually near my gun, without looking like I was reaching for my gun. It wasn't easy. Reaching for a gun usually looks like reaching for a gun. No one seemed to notice though. Goody for our side.”

Laurell K. Hamilton book The Laughing Corpse

Source: The Laughing Corpse

“A monkey glances up and sees a banana, and that's as far as he looks. A visionary looks up and sees the moon.”

Eoin Colfer book Airman

Source: Airman

“once in awhile you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look it right”

Jerry Garcia (1942–1995) American musician and member of the Grateful Dead

Light

“If you look at your circumstances you will put off doing what God is telling you to do. It can seem like the worst time to do whatever God says to do. BUT there is an anointing on "now" if God has told you to act.”

Joyce Meyer (1943) American author and speaker

Source: Beauty for Ashes: Receiving Emotional Healing

God, Time

“Yes, you need a passport to prove to the world that you exist. The people at passport control, they cannot look at you and see you are a person. No! They have to look at a little photograph of you. Then they believe you exist.”

Jeffrey Eugenides book The Marriage Plot

Source: The Marriage Plot

People, World, Personality

“I was pretending that I did not speak their language; on the moon we spoke a soft, liquid tongue, and sang in the starlight, looking down on the dead dried world.”

Shirley Jackson book We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Source: We Have Always Lived in the Castle

World, Dead

“Is that the truth, Jimmy?" I ask without looking at him. "It's the truth and it come to ya!" I smile.”

Ned Vizzini book It's Kind of a Funny Story

Source: It's Kind of a Funny Story

Truth, Smile

“Fanatics have the look of people who do not masturbate but who think about it almost all time.”

Gregory David Roberts book Shantaram

Source: Shantaram

People, Thinking, Time

“I don't know, maybe we're always looking for the right place, maybe it's within reach, but
we don't recognize it. Maybe to recognize it, we have to believe in it.”

Umberto Eco book Foucault's Pendulum

Source: Foucault's Pendulum

“I poo poo the chit.'
The attendant looked stunned. 'You cannot poo-poo the chit!'
I do.' Kate said solemnly. 'I do poo-poo.'
We'll walk.”

Kenneth Oppel Starclimber

Source: Starclimber

“I had been taught to look for monsters and devils and I found ordinary people.”

Jeanette Winterson book The Passion

Source: The Passion

People

“I looked back and forth at them in amazement. I didn't know if I was witnessing a fight or foreplay. I wasn't thrilled about either option.”

Richelle Mead book Last Sacrifice

Source: Last Sacrifice

Fight

“She had wondered, when he’d looked into her eyes and said that he’d had to learn to make do without mirrors in the Wild Hunt, whose eyes he’d been looking into for all those years. Who’d been his mirror.
Now she knew.”

Cassandra Clare book Lady Midnight

Source: Lady Midnight

Learning

“Have you seen them?" he asked. Arrow looked at him disinterestedly. Will frowned.
Not talking, eh?" he said. "Maybe you're a little hoarse."
He cackled breifly at his own wit.”

John Flanagan (1873–1938) Irish-American hammer thrower

Source: Erak's Ransom

“From the look on your face, I'd say you know him."

I nodded. "Sold him a cannoli when I was in high school."

Connie grunted. "Honey, half of all the women in New Jersey have sold him their cannoli”

Janet Evanovich book One for the Money

Source: One for the Money

Women, School

“We are all flawed, my dear. Every one of us. And believe me, we've all made mistakes. You've just got to take a good hard look at yourself, change what needs to be changed, and move one, pet.”

Lauren Myracle book Let It Snow

Source: Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances

Change

“This won't look so good in my obituary," Schaffer said dolefully. There was a perceptible edge of strain under the lightly-spoken words."Gave his life for his country in a ladies' lavatory in Upper Bavaria.”

Alistair MacLean book Where Eagles Dare

Source: Where Eagles Dare

Life, Country

“Really, Luther, if I knew you were that hungry, I would’ve picked up some takeout.”
At the sound of my voice, he turned. “You!”
“Me.”
“What is this?” He looked at Julie. “Mini-you?”

Ilona Andrews American husband-and-wife novelist duo

Source: Magic Shifts

“Three things no one has ever said about me:

You make it look so easy.

You are very mysterious.

You need to take yourself more seriously.”

Jenny Offill book Dept. of Speculation

Source: Dept. of Speculation

“Yes, if you're looking for infinity, just close your eyes!”

Milan Kundera book The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Source: The Unbearable Lightness of Being

“People see in stories what they're looking for, my young friend.”

Brandon Sanderson book The Way of Kings

Source: The Way of Kings

People

“I laughed as we turned in a tight circle… "Tonight you're all mine."

Jake smiled but looked me dead in the eye. "No. From now on."

My heart skipped. "What?"

"Yours," he said simply, "from now on.”

Kieran Scott (1974) American writer

Source: She's So Dead to Us

Smile, Heart, Dead

“Look what we've done so far. We're pretty good at the impossible.”

Richelle Mead (1976) American writer

Source: Soundless

“Amy: Pond and her boys… my poncho boys. If we're going to die, let's die looking like a peruvian folk band.”

Simon Nye (1958) British screenwriter

Boy

“And once we reach the city, my stylist will dictate my look for the opening ceremonies tonight anyway. I just hope I get one who doesn't think nudity is the last word in fashion.”

Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games

Source: The Hunger Games

Hope, Fashion, Thinking

“There's a lot of things you can't see if you aren't' looking.”

Jodi Picoult (1966) Author

Source: Mercy

“Collect adventures and experiences to reminisce about…go to far places, meet new people, eat exotic foods, enjoy all varieties of women, look on unfamiliar landscapes, see new things.”

Gary Jennings (1928–1999) Novelist

Women, People, Food

“To me, love isn't all. I must look up, not down, trust and honor with my whole heart, and find strenght and integrity to lean on”

Louisa May Alcott book Rose in Bloom

Source: Rose in Bloom

Love, Heart

“Do you say that tree isn't pretty cause it doesn't look like that tree? We're all trees. You're a tree. I'm a tree. You've got to love your body, Eve. You've got to love your tree. Love your tree. (Leah)”

Eve Ensler (1953) American playwright, performer, feminist, activist and artist

Source: The Good Body

Love, Tree

“Sam looked at me soft. And she hugged me. And I closed my eyes because I wanted to know nothing but her arms. And she kissed my cheek and whispered so nobody could hear.
"I love you.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Love, Kiss

“I have always thought that a wild animal never looks so well as when some obstacle of pronounced durability is between us.”

Bram Stoker book Dracula

The Keeper in the Zoological Gardens
Source: Dracula (1897)
Context: I have always thought that a wild animal never looks so well as when some obstacle of pronounced durability is between us. A personal experience has intensified rather than diminished that idea.

Animals

“I just hope I remember to tell my kids that they are as happy as I look in my old photographs. And I hope that they believe me.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Hope, Happiness