„“Here are my roses. Like ’em?”“They’re beautiful,” said Laura politely.“On the whole,” said Mr. Baldock, “I prefer them to human beings. They don’t last as long for one thing.”“

— Agatha Christie

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„That which God said to the rose,and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty,He said to my heart,and made it a hundred times more beautiful.“
— Rumi
„Oh, I don’t mean you’re handsome, not the way people think of handsome. Your face seems kind. But your eyes - they’re beautiful. They’re wild, crazy, like some animal peering out of a forest on fire.“
— Charles Bukowski
„I hate slick and pretty things. I prefer mistakes and accidents. Which is why I like things like cuts and bruises - they're like little flowers. I've always said that if you have a name for something, like 'cut' or 'bruise,' people will automatically be disturbed by it. But when you see the same thing in nature, and you don't know what it is, it can be very beautiful.“
— David Lynch
„Ah,” said Magnus. “Nerd love. It is a beautiful thing, while also being an object of mockery and hilarity for those of us who are more sophisticated.“
— Cassandra Clare