Prettying Up Quotes

#1. Um," I asked, "isn't the whole point about being a slave that you don't have a choice to be anything else?" Prettying up the word slave with the adjective-noun constructions makes "enslaved African" sound nonchalant. As in "Those were the cabins of the jolly leprechauns.

Sarah Vowell

#2. I think you might dispense with half your doctors if you would only consult Dr. Sun more.

Henry Ward Beecher

#3. We wizards are terrific at brooding.

Jim Butcher

#4. He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune.

Sorcha MacMurrough

#5. There's no indication that middle-income families feel resentful about the bigger mansions and yachts. But the near-rich, whose social circles intersect those of the rich, are subtly influenced by them.

Bob Frank

#6. Nothing is great but the inexhaustible wealth of nature.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

#7. Keeping your emotions all locked up is something that's unfair to you. When you clearly know how you feel. You should say it.

Taylor Swift

#8. Say the words, sweetheart, and I'll stop. If not, prepare to have your fucking world rocked.

Nacole Stayton

#9. Weigh the cost your yes will have on your spirit, your soul, and your body. You may have to search for your brave yes, but you will have to fight for your strong no.

Emily P. Freeman

#10. Their eager eyes unlocking the secrets of the human form. who could just look at it as it is, without prettying it up or emphasizing its awfulness

Janet Fitch