I don't know. Just because someone's pretty doesn't mean she's decent. Or vice versa. I'm not into appearances. I like flaws, I think they make things interesting.
Sarah DessenTag: looks flaws pretty appearances
I'm wondering whether I can explain," said Lee. "Where there is no likeness of experience it's very difficult. I understand you were not born in America."
"No, in Ireland."
"And in a few years you can almost disappear; while I, who was born in Grass Valley, went to school and several years to the University of California, have no chance of mixing."
"If you cut your queue, dressed and talked like other people?"
"No. I tried it. To the so-called whites I was still a Chinese, but an untrustworthy one; and at the same time my Chinese friends steered clear of me. I had to give it up.
Tag: appearances chinese-american
I'll say this, Arik: the old man's warning proved to be true - things are not always what they seem. She was no young lady -"
"If it's the demon you speak of," interjected Rith, as she stepped back into the ruin, Lyssa following after, "she was not even a toothless old hag.
Tag: deception appearances cloak
The devil, depend upon it, can sometimes do a very gentlemanly thing.
Robert Louis StevensonTag: appearances
The thing about chameleoning your way through life is that it gets to where nothing is real.
John GreenTag: blending-in appearances
Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people that they don't like.
Will RogersTag: life money people pride appearances credit
Some people's affability is more deadly than the violence of coarser souls.
Arthur Conan DoyleTag: appearances
The leprosy of unreality disfigured every human creature in attendance.
Charles DickensTag: appearances
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 craft a cheerful version of the situation and cover the facts the way that you can covered a battered old four-slice toaster with a knitted cozy featuring images of kittens.
Dean KoontzTag: reality facts appearances
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 Nature. The vulgar herd catches at the gross apparent fact, but the man of insight knows what lies on the surfaces does lie.
Israel ZangwillTag: science lies nature god scientists appearances
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