“Creativity is the state of consciousness in which you enter into the treasury of your innermost being and bring the beauty into manifestation.”— Torkom Saraydarian, amazon.com
“You cannot judge the beauty of a particular path just by looking at the gate.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com
“You look beautiful today. I haven’t seen you, but you always look beautiful everyday.”— Jasmine Spoors, everydayknow.com
“I wish I was your mirror, so that I could look at you every morning.”— Philip Hegarty, lovepanky.com
“The sun is up and reminds me how beautiful you look when you wake up in the morning.”— Maria Montgomery, medhealthdaily.com
“One by one, drops fell from her eyes like they were on an assembly line -- gather, fall, slide... gather, fall, slide... each one commemorating something she had lost. Hope. Faith. Confidence. Pride. Security. Trust. Independence. Joy. Beauty. Freedom. Innocence.”— Lisi Harrison, amazon.com
“It is easier to watch a woman, especially one that’s beautiful, smudgy and in trouble, than to listen to her.”— Eva Wiseman, theguardian.com
“She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellowed to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies.”— Lord Byron, potw.org
“Her smile didn't mean her suffering was over, but when it appeared it was something beautiful to see; a rare flower.”— Melissa C. Water, amazon.com
“A smile puts you on the right track. A smile makes the world a beautiful place. When you lose your smile, you lose your way in the chaos of life.”— Roy T. Bennett, amazon.com
“In my imagined 40s I’d be able to afford Juice Press. I’d find enough resolve to say no to afternoon doughnuts like, ‘Whatever, big deal, who needs doughnuts?’ I’d get enough sleep because I’d be boring and disciplined and never drink on weeknights. Instead of slouching toward decrepitude, I’d be th…”— Stella Bugbee, nymag.com
“I’ve read Nora Ephron; I know how this movie ends. The credits roll and there we all are: accomplished older women, standing in front of our mirrors, pulling at our turkey-wattles, feeling bad.”— Stella Bugbee, nymag.com
“America needs more trans people who are open about their transitions. Who don’t try to pass. Who insist that beautiful can mean a lot of different things.”— Laura Kate, medium.com