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10. “Let them understand above all that the artist works from necessity; that he, too, is a minute element of the world to whom one should ascribe no more importance than so many things in nature which charm us but which we do not explain to ourselves.”
Pablo Picasso
Artist, Necessity, Nature, Charm, Perspective
20. “For Swann was finding in things once more, since he had fallen in love, the charm that he had found when, in his adolescence, he had fancied himself an artist; with this difference, that what charm lay in them now was conferred by Odette alone.” Marcel Proust Love, Charm, Adolescence, Perception, Transformation, Personal Significance
26. “The young girl inspected her flounces and smoothed her ribbons again; and Winterbourne presently risked an observation upon the beauty of the view. He was ceasing to be embarrassed, for he had begun to perceive that she was not in the least embarrassed herself.” Henry James Self-awareness, Innocence, Charm, Observation, Confidence, Subtlety
30. “She Couldn’t have said what it was, in the conditions, that renewed the whole solemnity, but by the end of twenty minutes a kind of wistful hush had fallen upon them, as before something poignant in which her visitor also participated. That was nothing verily but the perfection of the charm – or nothing rather but their excluded disinherited state in the presence of it. The.” Henry James Unspoken Emotions, Poignant Charm, Emotions, Charm, Poignant, Presence
33. “Your targets cannot idealize you if they know too much about you, if they start to see you as all too human. Not only must you maintain a degree of distance, but there must be something fantastical and bewitching about you, sparking all kinds of delightful possibilities in their mind.” Robert Greene Mystery Allure, Maintaining Distance, Psychological Strategy, Power Play, Fantasy, Charm
34. “Charmers. First, they don’t talk much about themselves, which heightens their mystery and disguises their limitations. Second, they seem to be interested in us, and their interest is so delightfully focused that we relax and open up to them. Finally Charmers are pleasant to be around. They have none of most people’s ugly qualities – nagging, complaining, self-assertion. They seem to know what pleases.” Robert Greene Mysterious Charm, Social Magnetism, Pleasing Nature, Charm, Magnetism, Nature
35. “Time is the greatest weapon you have. Patiently keep in mind a long-term goal and neither person nor army can resist you. And charm is the best way of playing for time, of widening your options in any situation. Through charm you can seduce your enemy into backing off, giving you the psychological space to plot an effective counterstrategy.” Robert Greene Strategic Patience, Charm Power, Long-Term Goals, Time, Charm, Goals
41. “Let me repeat with quite force: I was, and still am, despite mes malheurs, an exceptionally handsome male; slow moving tall, with dark soft hair and a gloomy but all the more seductive cast of demeanour.” Vladimir Nabokov Handsome Male, Seductive Demeanor, Confident Expression, Looks, Personality, Charm
46. “It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?” Jane Austen Flattering Talent, Pleasing Attentions, Momentary Impulse, Charm, Behavior, Influence
Charm Quotes by Famous Authors
10. “Let them understand above all that the artist works from necessity; that he, too, is a minute element of the world to whom one should ascribe no more importance than so many things in nature which charm us but which we do not explain to ourselves.”
Pablo Picasso Artist, Necessity, Nature, Charm, Perspective
20. “For Swann was finding in things once more, since he had fallen in love, the charm that he had found when, in his adolescence, he had fancied himself an artist; with this difference, that what charm lay in them now was conferred by Odette alone.”
Marcel Proust Love, Charm, Adolescence, Perception, Transformation, Personal Significance
26. “The young girl inspected her flounces and smoothed her ribbons again; and Winterbourne presently risked an observation upon the beauty of the view. He was ceasing to be embarrassed, for he had begun to perceive that she was not in the least embarrassed herself.”
Henry James Self-awareness, Innocence, Charm, Observation, Confidence, Subtlety
30. “She Couldn’t have said what it was, in the conditions, that renewed the whole solemnity, but by the end of twenty minutes a kind of wistful hush had fallen upon them, as before something poignant in which her visitor also participated. That was nothing verily but the perfection of the charm – or nothing rather but their excluded disinherited state in the presence of it. The.”
Henry James Unspoken Emotions, Poignant Charm, Emotions, Charm, Poignant, Presence
33. “Your targets cannot idealize you if they know too much about you, if they start to see you as all too human. Not only must you maintain a degree of distance, but there must be something fantastical and bewitching about you, sparking all kinds of delightful possibilities in their mind.”
Robert Greene Mystery Allure, Maintaining Distance, Psychological Strategy, Power Play, Fantasy, Charm
34. “Charmers. First, they don’t talk much about themselves, which heightens their mystery and disguises their limitations. Second, they seem to be interested in us, and their interest is so delightfully focused that we relax and open up to them. Finally Charmers are pleasant to be around. They have none of most people’s ugly qualities – nagging, complaining, self-assertion. They seem to know what pleases.”
Robert Greene Mysterious Charm, Social Magnetism, Pleasing Nature, Charm, Magnetism, Nature
35. “Time is the greatest weapon you have. Patiently keep in mind a long-term goal and neither person nor army can resist you. And charm is the best way of playing for time, of widening your options in any situation. Through charm you can seduce your enemy into backing off, giving you the psychological space to plot an effective counterstrategy.”
Robert Greene Strategic Patience, Charm Power, Long-Term Goals, Time, Charm, Goals
41. “Let me repeat with quite force: I was, and still am, despite mes malheurs, an exceptionally handsome male; slow moving tall, with dark soft hair and a gloomy but all the more seductive cast of demeanour.”
Vladimir Nabokov Handsome Male, Seductive Demeanor, Confident Expression, Looks, Personality, Charm
46. “It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study?”
Jane Austen Flattering Talent, Pleasing Attentions, Momentary Impulse, Charm, Behavior, Influence
