Decorative Quotes

Thrillers have been traditionally very masculine books; the women characters often rather decorative. - Ken Follett

This is a very old-fashioned book sale sheltered under that glorious tree. Each category has a table, or two or three, so browsing is easy. We always have abundant selections of books on gardening and garden design, cooking, art, the decorative arts, design, film and photography. - Pam Dixon

Thinly disguised propaganda urging women to be decorative, toe the line and marry (rich). - Anna Johnson

These really old pieces are incorporated to give a quality and decorative appeal you just can't duplicate. - Todd Zillweger

There won't be horses that you ride on, but there's a background central decorative column of a steeplechase held every year, called the Iroquois Street Steeplechase. - Red Grooms

The trend in some of the contemporary movements in art, but by no means all, seems to deny this ideal and to me appears to lead to a purely decorative conception of painting. - Edward Hopper

The plan will include decorative features, preliminary roadway realignments, drainage and landscaping. The FP&L element is not part of the 30-percent design, but it is following a parallel course. - Jeff Roberts

The new decorative arts exhibit will explore the fantastic cultural history of the Fredericksburg area before 1850. - Ed Watson

The decorative designs at intersections has been known to slow people down. When everything looks the same, people slow down. Widening the sidewalks a couple of inches will narrow the roadway and that's a proven way to slow drivers down. - Jeff Roberts