“She was beautiful, but she was beautiful in the way a forest fire was beautiful.”

“She was beautiful, but she was beautiful in the way a forest fire was beautiful: something to be admired from a distance, not up close.”

“The men in the room suddenly realized that they didn’t want to know her better. She was beautiful, but she was beautiful in the way a forest fire was beautiful: something to be admired from a distance, not up close.”

“The men in the room suddenly realized that they did not want to know her better. She was beautiful, but she was beautiful in the way a forest fire was beautiful: something to be admired from a distance, not up close.And she held her sword, and she smiled like a knife.”

“She was beautiful all right, beautiful in a way that was at once seductive, demonic, and raspberry.”

“She was beautiful, in the quiet way that lonely, unnoticed people are beautiful to those who notice them.”