Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes that true art elicits emotions rather than focusing on superficial beauty.
Rainbow Rowell's quote reflects the idea that art transcends conventional beauty and instead evokes deep emotions and thoughts in the viewer. Eleanor's unique appearance is likened to art, suggesting that like art, she may not conform to societal standards of attractiveness, but has a profound impact that resonates with authenticity and raw emotion.
In practice
In a discussion about unconventional beauty in art, this quote can illustrate how deeper feelings matter more than surface appearances.
He knew why he wanted to kiss her. Because she was beautiful. And before that, because she was kind. And before that, because she was smart and funny. Because she was exactly the right kind of smart and funny. Because he could imagine taking a long trip with her without ever getting bored. Because whenever he saw something new and interesting, or new and ridiculous, he always wondered what she'd have to say about it--how many stars she'd give it and why.
If architecture had nothing to do with art, it would be astonishingly easy to build houses, but the architect's task - his most difficult task - is always that of selecting.
As for my voice, it cannot be categorised - and I like it that way, because I sing things that would be considered in the dramatic, mezzo or spinto range.
I see things, that's all. Write enough stories and every shadow on the floor looks like a footprint; every line in the dirt like a secret message.
Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter.
Never resist a sentence you like, in which language takes its own pleasure and in which, after having abused it for so long, you are stupefied by its innocence.
It is godlike ever to think on something beautiful and on something new.
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