Quotes About Sophistication

You could tell by the way he talked, though, that he had gone to school a long time. That was probably what was wrong with him.

Black is modest and arrogant at the same time.

People try new things all the time. By now, the people who succeed have to be very sophisticated.

we expect a wine of quality to demand something from us.

Prettiness fades after a few years, but elegance only increases with age.

The duke arched an eyebrow. "She is not one of your…er…" Gideon laughed again. "Oh, good Lord, no, she is not one of my ers.

Writing takes a combination of sophistication and innocence; it takes conscience, our belief that something is beautiful because it is right.

choosing a gown of a dark blue-gray so soft that in the shadow it looked almost indigo. The line of the neck and the sweep of the skirt were both very flattering, and cut in the fashion of the moment. Deliberately she wore no jewelry, except very small diamond drop earrings. Her shining silver hair was ornament enough.

Standing in this glittering room with the music in the background and the press and hum of scores of people, the clink of glasses, the faint smells of warmth, champagne, stiff material and sometimes of flowers and perfume

The room was one of her favorites, decorated entirely in dark green and white, with white doors and window embrasures, directing one's eye toward the light. The furniture was warm, dark rosewood, upholstered in cream brocade, and there was a bowl of white chrysanthemums on the table.

The more we think we are sophisticated sometimes the sillier we get—and certainly the more idle people there are with nothing to fill their minds except making moral rules for everyone else, the more hypocrisy there is as to who keeps them and who doesn't.

she was dressed in the softest grape blue, a gentle color neither navy nor purple, nor yet silver. It was subtle, expensive and extremely flattering.

Amazing what the British do with language; the nuances of politeness. The world's great diplomats, surely.

Speak to me of the dark gifts. I use them. I'm gentleman death in silk and lace, come to put out the candle.

She was a vision, there was no doubt of it, her face warm and pretty for all its years. It wasn't gaunt so much as naturally angular, and her thinning lips were nearly brightened with rose lipstick, and her eyes, in spite of the fine wrinkles around them, were still vividly blue. The diamonds and pearls on her breast were stunning, and she wore several rich diamond rings on her long hands.

Jenny looked, as usual, elegant and as fine-drawn as a young doe, but oddly muted, as if she had been outlined in sepia.

She had the underwear of a thirteen-year-old, as well, he thought. He glanced back at her. But the shoes of a courtesan.

Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad books.

Reading good books spoils you for enjoying bad books.

They do say red and black are a good combo.

Tiffany's blue box is a slogan without words. It stands for elegance and packaging and quality and "price is no object.

Thou art as wise as thou art beautiful

A man worthy of Eleanor of Aquitaine ought not to be susceptible to fluttering lashes, flattery, and bedazzled adoration.

My time in Weimar Berlin was the most elegant in my life. I would have parties for a hundred people - writers, scientists, artists.