Beauty is an outward gift which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused.

Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides.

Strength of character may be learned at work, but beauty of character is learned at home.

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

I find beauty in the grotesque, like most artists.

To love beauty is to see light.

Stories aren't the beauty of what did happen. They're the beauty of what could happen.

Beauty is the promise of happiness.

Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable.

The beauty we love is very silent. It smiles softly to itself, but never speaks.