„He looked at her and for a moment she lived in the bright blue worlds of his eyes, eagerly and confidently.“

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

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„She lacks confidence, she craves admiration insatiably. She lives on the reflections of herself in the eyes of others. She does not dare to be herself.“
— Anaïs Nin
„Are you sure,' she asked, 'that it is God whom you serve?'The Cardinal looked up, met her eyes and smiled very gently.'That,' he said, 'that, Madame, is a risk which the artists and the priests of this world have to run!“
— Karen Blixen
„She lives in a world of her own – a world of – little glass ornaments…“
— Tennessee Williams
„Winning the men's confidence requires much of a commander. He must exercise care and caution, look after his men, live under the same hardships, and—above all— apply self discipline. But once he has their confidence, his men will follow him through hell and high water.“
— Erwin Rommel