superficial Quotes

“I kept on loving the pretty clothes—and not him at all.”

“How senseless is everything that can ever be written, done, or thought, when such things are possible.”

“Forgive me For being light and vain and loving you Only because you were beautiful.”

“What is happening here is that television is altering the meaning of ‘being informed’ by creating a species of information that might properly be called disinformation. Disinformation does not mean false information. It means misleading information—misplace, irrelevant, fragmented or superficial information—information that creates the illusion of knowing something but which in fact leads one away from knowing.”

“I fell in love on the beach,” said Rosemary. “Who with?” “First with a whole lot of people who looked nice. Then with one man”

“All shine, and no substance! (Turning to Cates) Bert, whenever you see something bright, shining, perfect-seeming—all gold, with purple spots—look behind the paint! And if it’s a lie—show it up for what it really is!”

″ It also is becoming obvious that those who avoid the painful encounter with the unseen are doomed to live a [prideful], boring, and superficial life.”

“It is is better to know one book intimately than a hundred superficially.”

“There is nothing wrong with the love of Beauty. But Beauty – unless she is wed to something more meaningful – is always superficial.”

“Free will is not given to us merely as a firework to be shot off into the air.”

“Without hope, our faith gives us only an acquaintance with God. Without love and hope, faith only knows Him as a stranger.”

“The magazine... is crammed full of food, clothing, cosmetics, furniture, and the physical bodies of young women, but where is the world of thought and ideas, the life of the mind and spirit?”