John Travolta

Something can happen in your life, and you might want and need something different from your spouse. Most people forget that you have to create relationships. The allure of the first years settles down, and at that moment, you better start creating it; otherwise, you're going to lose out.

American Actor

Bobbie Ann Mason

I suppose the desire to go to town helped make me ambitious, and the allure of the worlds that came in over the radio also helped. But the rewards of growing up on a farm were far greater in many ways than life in town.

American Novelist

William Moulton Marston

Women's strong qualities have become despised because of their weakness. The obvious remedy is to create a feminine character with all the strength of Superman plus all the allure of a good and beautiful woman.

American Psychologist

Mariella Frostrup

When the going gets tough, the prospect of delegating half your responsibilities to a willing volunteer, either to play a supporting role or take over the breadwinning, certainly holds allure.

British Journalist

Issa Rae

Part of the allure of watching characters on-screen is to be able to put yourself in his or her shoes or to be able to relate to what he or she is going through or what he or she is thinking.

American Actress

Caroline Knapp

These are big trade-offs for a simple piece of cake - add five hundred calories, subtract well-being, allure, and self-esteem - and the feelings behind them are anything but vain or shallow.

American Writer

Bria Skonberg

I like hearing the sort of harmonies people get into in different parts of the world. I love music that has a sense of allure to it, and exotic tunes. That's what I'm drawn to.

Canadian Musician

Mark Brand

Innovation and its allure can be dangerous. It can draw you away from the user, from the intended outcome, and may be the ultimate demise of otherwise great intentions.

Canadian Chef

Jonathan Swift

Human brutes, like other beasts, find snares and poison in the provision of life, and are allured by their appetites to their destruction.

Irish Writer

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Throughout a lot of my 20s, my sexual allure and power was one of the most important things about me, my currency.

English Actress

Allure as a noun describes an intangible, captivating quality that isn't easily defined.

Abstract Quality

When discussing allure, think about how something can provoke a strong emotional response or desire.

Emotional Reaction

Allure generally has a positive connotation, implying something is desirable and appealing.

Often Positive

As a verb, allure involves an action intended to attract or tempt someone actively.

Active Temptation

Alluring someone doesn't always mean physically drawing them; it can also mean to captivate their interest or curiosity.

Not Always Physical

Sometimes to allure implies a sense of seduction that might be deceptive or lead to a negative outcome.

Can Be Deceptive

 the "Girl with the Pearl Earring" has the allure and subtlety characteristic of Vermeer's work. But this painting stands apart from the quiet narrative scenes that we observe from afar in many of Vermeer's paintings. A girl reading a letter. A piano lesson. A portrait artist at work.

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 Not all diet crazes tout weight loss. What about claims of superfoods, cleanses, and other body-boosting solutions? Marketing emphasizes the allure of products associated with ancient and remote cultures to create a sense of mysticism for consumers.

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 to be seen but but you know it was just it was baffling to me I again as I said I thought this was going to be a piece of cake but the allure of this city to immigrants continues this is a Tunisian man who is just arriving in the central

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 and the nonsensical behavior of the people under its spell. The moon overlooks the action “like a silver bow,” signifying erratic behavior, the dark side of love, and the bewitching allure of a world where the usual rules don’t apply.

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 help us understand the allure. First, the tragic hero should be elevated in rank and ability, but also relatable. Perhaps he is a king, or extraordinary in some other way. But because you and I are neither unusually good

Why tragedies are...

 But there's more to it than that. I'm a writer, and fellow writers in the audience will know that we love stories. Parasites invite us to resist the allure of obvious stories. Their world is one of plot twists

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 Now, you know, people write fiction and talk about parallel universes. They speculate about the supernatural, maybe the spirits of the departed walking among us. The allure of another world

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 pain, prison and poverty. I was raised by brilliant, beautiful and accomplished black women. Even so, my pops wasn't in the picture, and I couldn't resist the allure of the streets.

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 So while symmetry may be beautiful, asymmetry holds an allure of its own, found in its graceful whirls, its organized complexity, and its striking imperfections.

Why are human bodies...

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