Pretty

Famous quotes containing the word pretty:

“I love everything that’s old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines; and, I believe, Dorothy, you’ll own I have been pretty fond of an old wife.”
—Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774)

“It’s sad but true that if you focus your attention on housework and meal preparation and diapers, raising children does start to look like drudgery pretty quickly. On the other hand, if you see yourself as nothing less than your child’s nurturer, role model, teacher, spiritual guide, and mentor, your days take on a very different cast.”
—Joyce Maynard (20th century)

“A pretty wife is something for the fastidious vanity of a roué to retire upon.”
—Thomas Moore (1779–1852)