Skip to content

No matter what he does, one always forgives him. It does not depend upon looks, either – although this actual person is abominably good-looking – it does not depend upon intelligence or character or – anything – as you say, it is just "it".

— Elinor Glyn The Man and the Moment (1914)

Another quote →

More quotes by Elinor Glyn

A madness of tender caressing seized her. She purred as a tiger might have done, while she undulated like a snake.

Three Weeks (1907)

He had that nameless charm, with a strong magnetism which can only be called "It", and cats – as well as women – always knew when he came into the room.

All Elinor Glyn quotes →

Attribution

Quote text and notes from Wikiquote: Elinor Glyn (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source quality and labels are our own summary of what Wikiquote records.