#fades

The land of literature is a fairy land to those who view it at a distance, but, like all other landscapes, the charm fades on a nearer approach, and the thorns and briars become visible. ↗

— Washington Irving

#become #charm #distance #fades #fairy

Sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, but to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that's a real treat. ↗

— Joanne Woodward

#ah #beauty #day #every #every day

Truth is a thing immortal and perpetual, and it gives to us a beauty that fades not away in time. ↗

— Frank Norris

#beauty #fades #gives #immortal #perpetual

Friendship based solely upon gratitude is like a photograph; with time it fades. ↗

— Carmen Sylva

#fades #friendship #gratitude #like #photograph

Fashion fades, only style remains the same. ↗

— Coco Chanel

#fashion #only #remains #same #style

Once the amateur's naive approach and humble willingness to learn fades away, the creative spirit of good photography dies with it. Every professional should remain always in his heart an amateur. ↗

— Alfred Eisenstaedt

#amateur #approach #away #creative #creative spirit

I was never afraid of failure after that because, I think, coming that close to death you get kissed. With the years, the actual experience of course fades, but the flavor of it doesn't. I just had a real sense of what choice do I have but to live fully? ↗

— Debra Winger

#actual experience #afraid #after #because #choice

Some people think that the truth can be hidden with a little cover-up and decoration. But as time goes by, what is true is revealed, and what is fake fades away. ↗

— Ismail Haniyeh

#cover-up #decoration #fades #fake #goes

What is it precisely, that feeling of 'returning' from a poem? Something is lighter, softer, larger - then it fades, but never completely. ↗

— Ian Mcewan

#fades #feeling #larger #lighter #never

Beauty fades! I just turned 29, so I probably don't have that many good years left in me. ↗

— Gwyneth Paltrow

#fades #good #i #just #left