#subtlety

I like songs with a lot of heart and feeling and subtlety. ↗

— Norah Jones

#heart #i #like #lot #songs

The fate of peoples is made like this, two men in small rooms. Forget the coronations, the conclaves of cardinals, the pomp and processions. This is how the world changes: a counter pushed across a table, a pen stroke that alters the force of a phrase, a woman's sigh as she passes and leaves on the air a trail of orange flower or rose water; her hand pulling close the bed curtain, the discreet sigh of flesh against flesh. ↗

— Hilary Mantel

#gestures #history #power #subtlety #tudors

The man once wrote: Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. Tolkien had that one mostly right. I stepped forward, let the door bang closed, and snarled, "Fuck subtle. ↗

— Jim Butcher

#harry-dresden #humor #subtlety #tolkien #anger

The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#many #nature #ny times #over #senses

My idol was Jack Benny and he was the master of subtlety and timing. ↗

— Don Knotts

#idol #jack #jack benny #master #subtlety

Rebecca is an example of how not to manage men. The rules of the game never change, it requires subtlety. ↗

— Mary Wesley

#example #game #how #manage #men

I appreciate subtlety. I have never enjoyed a kiss in front of the camera. There's nothing to it except not getting your lipstick smeared. ↗

— Hedy Lamarr

#camera #enjoyed #except #front #getting

Spirit of place! It is for this we travel, to surprise its subtlety; and where it is a strong and dominant angel, that place, seen once, abides entire in the memory with all its own accidents, its habits, its breath, its name. ↗

— Alice Meynell

#angel #breath #dominant #entire #habits

Seemingly minor yet persistent things penetrate the mind over time making it difficult to ever realize the impact; hence, though quite unfortunate, the most dangerous forms of corruption are those that are subtle and below the radar. ↗

— Criss Jami

#consciousness #corruption #dangerous #impact #mass-media