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Quotes About Face

the gentle Kathryn thumps the engagement ring in his face, thumps it as you'd thump a spider
~ Ben Fountain
thinking of her, he felt a sudden longing inside him. She had the face of a hawk, slim and cruel, with dark hair and eyes. Teresa was beautiful as a fine sword was beautiful; slim and hard.
~ Bernard Cornwell
There was an air of enjoyment about Arthur, something in his face radiated a happiness that embraced you in its aura. I noticed then, and ever after, how men and women became more cheerful when Arthur was in their company.
~ Bernard Cornwell
I went to Chicago, where I stayed with an eminent gynaecologist and his family...He was obviously a man of very strong sexual passions, and his face was ravaged by the efforts of self-control.
~ Bertrand Russell
'Mercury' is one of the most challenging projects I have worked on. From the nuances of the actors' expressions to the minute technicals of the movie, everything needed to be monitored and looked into. The actors were required to emote purely with their face.
~ Karthik Subbaraj
I have the softest beard in the world. As far as growing it, it doesn't itch, and it's so non-intrusive. But, I am so sick of hair on my face and on my head. Because I'm not a really hairy guy, I'm not really used to it.
~ Ato Essandoh
If the money's right, I'm happy to bust up the other side of his face... No problem.
~ Lennox Lewis
Millions of children all over the world live in silence and face communication barriers - and, particularly, access to education.
~ Rachel Shenton
Age plays cruel tricks on the human face; all our repressed feelings become visible on the surface, where they harden like a mask.
~ Sue Grafton
Missus said I was the worst waiting maid in Charleston. She said, "You are abysmal, Hetty, abysmal." I asked Miss Sarah what abysmal means and she said, "Not quite up to standard." Uh huh. I could tell from missus' face, there's bad, there's worse, and after that comes abysmal.
~ Sue Monk Kidd
I don't think much of such plants as medicine. Dr. Andrews's face was disapproving. Every plant grows differently. One cannot control for strength of dosage.
~ Sujata Massey
In a curious way, it was her fearfulness that persuaded me that I must retain control of myself, rather as a mother will feel obliged to put a brave face on things in order to calm her frightened child.
~ Susan Hill
The light around your body paled, there was a washed translucence in the air and then—the astonishment of your last breath brushed my face.
~ Susan Musgrave
The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it." —Alan Saporta, American musician
~ Susan Wiggs
I didn't believe we had ever been this tentative - not even in the very beginning. Perhaps especially not in the very beginning. We gave each other plenty of time for second thoughts, for a change of heart. We were polite with the buttons and respectful of the zippers. And all the while we watched each other's face, eyes locked.
~ Josh Lanyon
Dos pasos hacia delante revelan el rostro de Sandra, sonriente. Una cara que inspira la misma confianza que la cena de una rata. —Inspector —saluda ella. —Loca del coño —saluda él. —Sería bueno que se guardara el arma. —Tú primero, tesoro.
~ Juan Gómez-Jurado
if Moses had seen the way my friend's face blushes when he's drunk, and his beautiful curls and wonderful hands, he would not have written in his Torah: do not lie with a man
~ Judah Alharizi
it is strange, is it not, how an accident of millimeter here, a millimeter there, makes one face so important.
~ Judith Krantz
You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the face, the friends, the health, and the children you have earned.
~ Judith Viorst
I get very nervous whenever I think about it. I've never done a serious play, and I have such awe of the woman - she's really my only idol. It's going to be a big stretch - certain people come out on stage and your face muscles automatically tense and you get ready to smile.
~ Judy Holliday
When you smile it takes up half your face.' 'Simon!' she exclaimed. 'That sounds horrible.' 'It's enchanting.' 'Distorted.' 'Desirable.
~ Julia Quinn
I shall freckle." "That doesn't bother me," he said with a shrug. "It bothers me!" "Don't worry. They'll be on your own face, so you won't have to see them." Ellie gaped at him, astounded by his illogic.
~ Julia Quinn
His memory of her never quite lived up to the enchanting reality of her face.
~ Julia Quinn
She closed her eyes, and Daniel could practically see the memory washing over her face. 'It was such a lovely night,' she whispered. 'Midsummer, and so very clear. You could have counted the stars forever.
~ Julia Quinn