A man was attacking
A man was attacking me with a wet handkerchief. Gail Carriger
Handkerchiefs
She had to give
She had to give her teachers credit: they were right to insist all pupils carry scissors, handkerchiefs, perfume and hair ribbons at all times. At some point she’d learn why they also required a red lace doily and a lemon. Gail Carriger
Ivy waved her wet
Ivy waved her wet handkerchief, as much as to say ‘words cannot possibly articulate my profound distress’. Then, because Ivy never settled for meaningful gestures when verbal embellishments could compound the effect, she said, Words cannot possibly articulate my profound distress. Gail Carriger
If one has not
If one has not heard Wagner at Bayreuth, one has heard nothing! Take lots of handkerchiefs because you will cry a great deal! Also take a sedative because you will be exalted to the point of delirium! Gabriel Faure
The funeral is a
The funeral is a quiet one, despite the number of mourners present. There are no sobs or flailing handkerchiefs. There is a smattering of color amongst the sea of traditional black. Even the light rain cannot push it down into the realms of despair. It rests instead in a space of thoughtful melancholy. Erin Morgenstern
Maddie took the top
Maddie took the top of her egg off. The hot bright yolk was like summer sun breaking through cloud. The first daffodil in the snow. A gold sovereign wrapped in a white silk handkerchief. She dipped her spoon in it and licked it. Elizabeth Wein
I have before suggested
I have before suggested that a genuine blackguard is never without a pocket-handkerchief. Edgar Allan Poe
In his holy flirtation
In his holy flirtation with the world, God occasionally drops a handkerchief. These handkerchiefs are called saints. Frederick Buechner
The handkerchief dabbed at
The handkerchief dabbed at my forehead. ‘Ouch! You’ll have a fine-looking bruise tomorrow.’ ‘Then you’ll be able to distinguish me from Rose.’ The handkerchief paused. ‘I could tell you apart from the beginning. You’re quite different to each other, you know.’ Perhaps he could tell, in the obvious ways. The odd one was Rose; the … Read more
The most intense curiosity
The most intense curiosity and excitement prevailed, and though the weather was uncertain, enormous masses of densely packed people lined the road, shouting and waving hats and handkerchiefs as we flew by them. Fanny Kemble