#compliments

Calvin said, "Do you know that this is the first time I've seen you without your glasses?" "I'm blind as a bat without them. I'm near-sighted, like father." "Well, you know what, you've got dream-boat eyes," Calvin said. "Listen, you go right on wearing your glasses. I don't think I want anybody else to see what gorgeous eyes you have. ↗

— Madeleine L'Engle

#eyes #glasses #near-sighted #dreams

Well, I don't have much competition here." "You don't have much competition anywhere. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#games

I'd rather take coffee than compliments just now. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#compliments #little-women #louisa-may-alcott #coffee

After Henry's treatment of her she wasn't sure that men could honestly love women but she wanted to believe it. She wanted to be told pretty things and for the frightening clip of her heart to slow to something more reasonable. ↗

— Anna Godbersen

#distrust #love #love

When someone who loves and cares about me compliments me, I feel more glamorous than when the flashbulbs are going off on the red carpet. ↗

— Gabrielle Union

#cares #carpet #compliments #feel #glamorous

There are so many questions to be answered and so many personal compliments that we appreciate so very much. ↗

— Eydie Gorme

#appreciate #compliments #many #much #personal

Women are so much in love with compliments that rather than want them, they will compliment one another, yet mean no more by it than the men do. ↗

— Samuel Richardson

#compliment #compliments #love #mean #men

There are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments. ↗

— Chris Rock

#compliments #food #life #need #only

I can take criticisms but not compliments. ↗

— James Taylor

#criticisms #i #i can #take

So how did you get this job, anyway?' I asked. 'My science teacher.' 'Why'd he pick you?' 'For my brains and good looks, obviously.' 'Yeah, right. My social studies teacher picked me, but I can't really figure out why." 'For your brains and good looks, obviously.' 'Um, thanks.' Had Aaron just complimented me? Wow. ↗

— Polly Shulman

#bragging #compliments #teenagers #science