“The creator and arbiter of beauty is the heart; to the male rattlesnake the female rattlesnake is the loveliest thing in nature.” HeartBeautyFemaleMalesCreatorNature BeautyArbiterRattlesnakes Book:Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)
“Beauty, like male ballet dancers, makes some men afraid.” MenBeautyMalesDancerBalletBallet Dancer Author:Mordecai Richler
“There is a thing about beauty. Beauty is always associated with the male fantasy of what the female body is. I don’t think there is anything wrong with beauty. It’s just what women think is beautiful can be different. And there can be a beauty in individualism. If there is a wart or a scar, this can be beautiful, in a sense, when you paint it.” IfsThinkingInspirationalArtDifferentBodyBeautifulWomenDifferencesBeautyFantasyPaintingFemalePaintMalesPainterScarIndividualismBeautiful ThingsInner BeautyBeing DifferentBeing BeautifulFemale BodyWartsIndividual Differences Author:Jenny Saville
“Men's magazines often feature pictures of naked ladies. Women's magazines also often feature pictures of naked ladies. This is because the female body is a beautiful work of art, while the male body is hairy and lumpy and should not be seen by the light of day.” MenShouldArtBodyLightBeautifulBeautyFemaleMalesNakedMagazinesFeaturesWorks Of ArtFemale Body Author:Richard Roeper
“What is the most beautiful in virile men is something feminine; what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine.” MenBeautifulWomenBeautyMalesFeminineMasculinityFemininityMasculineWomanlyMasculine And Feminine Book:A Susan Sontag reader Source: A Susan Sontag reader
“As the tall dark and handsome male star, Carey Grant always stands for male beauty and desirability, whether in a 30s screwball, a 40s film noir, or a 50s romantic comedy. He consequently turns around the orthodox gender between the one who looks and so desires, and the one who is looked at, and so is being desired.” LooksFilmDesireTurnsStarsDarkBeautyComedyMalesGenderOrthodoxGrantsTallHandsomeNoirDesirabilityMale BeautyFilm Noir Author:Steven A. Cohen
“In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome; for the absence of these claims to attention does not expose her to be neglected by the male sex.” MayDoeYoungSexForgetAttentionBeautyClaimsMalesAbsenceFranceHandsomeNeglected Book:The Idler in France Source: The Idler in France