Quotes About Appearance

I suppose I saw photos of him in the papers, but I wouldn't recognize my own mother when a press photographer had done with her.

If you will forgive me for being personal - I do not like your face

He had false teeth that clicked when he ate. Many men have been hated for less.

She looked, Inspector Curry reflected, exactly as the relict of a canon of the Established Church should look—which was almost odd, because so few people ever did look like what they really were. Even the tight line of her lips had an ascetic ecclesiastical flavour. She expressed Christian Endurance, and possibly Christian Fortitude. But not, Curry thought, Christian Charity.

Height, five feet four inches, egg-shaped head carried a little to one side, eyes that shone green when he was excited, stiff military moustache, air of dignity immense!

He's not likely to recognize you. After all, one young man is much like another." "I repudiate that remark utterly. I'm sure my pleasing features and distinguished appearance would single me out from any crowd.

You know, Maureen, I seem to have seen that name somewhere." "Home Perm, perhaps. He looks like a hairdresser." Poirot winced.

If you will forgive me for being personal---I do not like your face, M. Ratchett.

The little man removed his hat. What an egg-shaped head he had.

Because of his face." "His face? But—" "Yes, I know what you're going to say. It's a sinister face. That's just it. No man with a face like that could be really sinister. It must be a colossal joke on the part of Nature.

The eye is diverted from the real business, it is caught by the spectacular action that means nothing--nothing at all.

It is really a very hard life. Men will not be nice to you if you are not good-looking, and women will not be nice to you if you are.

sitting very upright, was one of the ugliest old ladies he had ever seen.

It was borne in upon her audience that the outside of Jane's charming head was distinctly superior to the inside.

Only to those who don't know you–who are taken in by your delusive appearance of meekness and decorum.' 'I like your long words.' 'All out of crossword puzzles.' 'So educative.

But when you say crazy, that describes very well what the general appearance may be to ordinary, everyday people.

She looked, I decided this morning, much more like a horse than a human being. In fact she would have been a very nice horse with a little grooming.

She had on a very vivid pullover and her nails matched it in colour. She had a thin bird-like eager face with big eyes and rather a tight, suspicious mouth.

Sommige van de grootste misdadigers die ik heb gekend hadden engelengezichten,' sprak Poirot opgewekt. 'Een misvorming van de grijze cellen kan heel goed samengaan met het gezicht van een madonna.

Temple was a tall girl of thirty-two or three. She had a certain smartness—her hair was well brushed and glossy, but she was not pretty. Her manner was calm and efficient. "M.

Dancing was a hot affair. I danced twice with Anne Beddingfeld and she had to pretend she liked it. I danced once with Mrs Blair, who didn't trouble to pretend, and I victimized various other damsels who appearance struck me favourably.

She was reported to be the most beautiful woman in England. It was also rumoured that she was the stupidest.

If you will forgive me for being personal—I do not like your face, M. Ratchett," he said.

With a deep sigh I proceeded to do things with my hair. I have nice hair. It is black—a real black, not dark brown—