“Among these temples there is one which is the chief of them all, whose grandeur of architectural details no human tongue is able to describe.”— Hernán Cortés
“The whole of the Yukon district, so far as it is at present known, may be described as a region of mountains and valleys, of plateaux and rolling uplands.”— George Mercer Dawson
“My own room is next the bath room said Mr Salteena it is a nice light room and my pictures are all in a row.”— Daisy Ashford
“The people are light and agile, fierce rather than strong, and entirely bred up to the use of arms.”— Giraldus Cambrensis
“The Irish are a rude people, subsisting on the produce of their cattle only, and living themselves like beasts.”— Giraldus Cambrensis
“He had the look of a man who had left his soul in bed that morning and walked out of the house in his skin.”— Katherine Dunn
“The continent is too large to describe. It is a veritable ocean, a separate planet, a varied, immensely rich cosmos.”— Ryszard Kapuściński
“He had a broad face and a little round belly, that shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly.”— Clement Clarke Moore
“The sun was like a great visiting presence that filled the whole valley with its slow grinding patience.”— Richard Brautigan
“The grim coyote squatted nearby, yawning, and the sun was so pitilessly bright that the shadows of the clouds had sharp edges.”— Bret Harte
“A version of the world is not simply there to be described; it is produced or constructed through descriptive work.”— Jonathan Potter