“To say she is only a woman is to say a violin is a piece of wood with strings, and Dante is mere ink printed on paper.” BeautyPaperWomanInkViolinPassionsForlornDanteAdulationWoodString Book:Forlorn Passions Source: Forlorn Passions
“Trust me. What a phrase. Is it a phrase or an idiom? I was never a wordsmith and I was too far along in life to even attempt to tackle a problem as complicated as words. Do writers struggle as much with words as a painter does with his paint and his brush? “Okay,” it is impossible not to trust a beautiful woman. Even macho noir anti-heroes who talk about staying out of trouble and doin’ nothin’ for nobody always get sucked into intricate snares set for them by beautiful women… I would not be an exception.” BeautifulWomanWritersArtistsNoirMachoPainters Book:How Dim the Promised Land Source: How Dim the Promised Land
“A bodyguard for a pretty socialite, I was moving up in the world. Like all idiots I naturally assumed she was pretty because she was rich. You can buy anything with money, even people, even... beauty.” PeopleMoneyBeautyRichWomanConsumptionSoulsPassionsBodyguardForlornPretty Woman Book:Forlorn Passions Source: Forlorn Passions