“She lacks the indefinable charm of weakness.”
Oscar Wilde
“All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction.”
“The aim of the liar is simply to charm, to delight, to give pleasure. He is the very basis of civilized society.”
“Heroine: girl who is perfectly charming to live with, in a book.”
Mark Twain
“Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming fellow. Romance is the privilege of the rich, not the profession of the unemployed. The poor should be practical and prosaic. It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.”
“It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.”
“She behaves as if she was beautiful. Most American women do. It is the secret of their charm.”