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The women laughed and wept; the crowd stamped their feet enthusiastically, for at that moment Quasimodo was really beautiful. He was handsome — this orphan, this foundling, this outcast. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#orphans #beauty

It’s a dove, an attractive girl, a winning card in poker, take your pick. You’re my Pigeon. ↗

— Jamie McGuire

#attractive #dove #pigeon #poker #travis-maddox

He was sound asleep, his long legs stretched out in front of him, the blessed fire blazing, an empty bottle of wine by his side. He hadn't been shaved recently, and he looked rumpled, dissolute and beautiful. Like a fallen angel. She moved to stand in front of him and pointed the pistol directly at his heart. "I wouldn't do that if I were you," he murmured, and then he opened his extraordinary eyes. "It's always unwise to shoot the man you're in love with. ↗

— Anne Stuart

#romance #beauty

...but I preferred reading the American landscape as we went along. Every bump, rise, and stretch in it mystified my longing. ↗

— Jack Kerouac

#travel #wanderlust #beauty

People always get used to beauty, though. I haven’t gotten used to you just yet ↗

— John Green

#agustus-waters #beauty #gus #john-green #the-fault-in-our-stars

He is Jason and Hercules and Perseus---a figure so strong and beautiful and heroic that the blood of the gods must flow through him, because how else could a being so fine exist in this world? ↗

— J. Kenner

#bared-to-you #fifty-shades-of-grey #romance #titan #beauty

I can't win with you. I can't win with you! You say you're done...I'm fucking miserable over here! I had to break my phone into a million pieces to keep from calling you every minute of the damn day--I've had to play it off like everything is just fine at school so you can be happy...and you're fucking mad at me? You broke my fuckin' heart! ↗

— Jamie McGuire

#jamie-mcguire #travis-maddox #beauty

...but don't tell me I'm not sensitive to beauty. That's my Achilles' heel, and don't you forget it. To me, everything is beautiful. Show me a pink sunset and I'm limp, by God... ↗

— J.D. Salinger

#franny-and-zooey #j-d-salinger #jd-salinger #life #literature

All monsters must die except the beautiful ones ↗

— Cameron Jace

#monsters #snow-white #beauty

The sky was electric blue above the trees but the yard felt dark. Stephanie went to the edge of the lawn and sat her forehead on her knees. The grass and soil were still warm from the day. She wanted to cry but she couldn't. The feeling was too deep. ↗

— Jennifer Egan

#beautiful #sad #beauty