Ever since William Shakespeare said:
“The Eyes are the window to your soul”
… people have been trying to decode ever glitter, wrinkle, squint, and gaze that passes from those orbs. When I read a description that catches my attention, I copy it down, using it later to remind me there’s more to a character’s eyes than ‘she looked’ or ‘his blue eyes’.
Here’s my list of 65 (and growing):
A note: These are for inspiration only. They can’t be copied because they’ve been pulled directly from an author’s copyrighted manuscript (intellectual property is immediately copyrighted when published).
Sight
- Eyed me as though his bullshit meter was ticking in the red zone.
- He blinked as his eyes adjusted.
- an alertness in the eyes, behind the glasses that sat crookedly on the nose
- Cold gaze fixed on the anxious young man
- Cast a skeptical eye
- Sure, we know that, said…
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Thanks for the reblog, Chris!
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Great post, Jacquie 👍😃
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Excellent! Pinned for future reference.
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😀
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