Her father sat her down and spoke to her with great seriousness. "You are not a witch, Katerina. There is magic in the world, and some of it is wholesome, and some of it is not, but it is a thing that is in the blood, and it is not in yours.
"The foolish will always treat you badly, because they think you are not beautiful," he said, and she knew this was true. Plain Kate. She was a plain as a stick and thin as a stick and flat as a stick. Her nose was too long and her brows too strong. Her father kissed her twice, once above each brow. "We cannot help what fools think. But understand, it is your skill with a blade that draws this talk. If you want to give up your carving, you have my blessing."
"I will never give it up," she answered.
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A personality for the incredibly beautiful can be a pointless cargo...
Russell BrandTag: inspirational beauty looks
Where's the use of looking nice, when no one sees me but those cross midgets, and no one cares whether I'm pretty or not?
Louisa May AlcottTag: looks pretty appearance
The loner who looks fabulous is one of the most vulnerable loners of all.
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At a time when she was engaged to Stilton Cheesewright, I remember recording in the archives that she was tall and willowy with a terrific profile and luxuriant platinum blond-hair, the sort of girl who might, as far as looks were concerned, have been the star unit of the harem of one of the better-class sultans.
P.G. WodehouseTag: woman looks beautiful harem
To be a well-favoured man is the gift of fortune; but to write and read comes by nature.
William ShakespeareTag: talent reading writing looks gift face appearance handsomeness
But do you love me? If Erik were good-looking, would you love me, Christine?
Gaston LerouxEverything that looks too perfect is too perfect to be perfect.
Dejan StojanovicTag: wisdom poetry literature looks perfect perfection quotes thoughts poetry-quotes literature-quotes dejan-stojanovic
From everything, nothing looks to nothing.
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I learned from her that every woman is worried
about her looks, no matter how beautiful she is.
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