“a compliment is like a kiss through a veil.”
“To pay compliments to the one we love is the first method of caressing, a demi-audacity venturing. A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.”
“Reading a poem in translation is like kissing a woman through a veil.”
“She had gone through the veil and returned to Earth. But the veil only opens one way.”
“Stop a knife? You're serious.""As a heart attack.""You are something else."I couldn't tell if he was giving me a compliment or a veiled insult. "I try to be an individual. It's all the rage.”
“Through the light splaying off the roof, Angela's falling blonde hair looked cream-colored, intricately stitched together like a veil.”