Eyelashes have a real purpose to serve. They are there to protect our eyes from being harmed by getting things in them. They are very practical, always there working in our favor. But that’s not how many people think of lashes.

Throughout history, long dark lashes have become associated with beauty. In ancient days, women would put a black putty on their lashes to help them stand out. In modern days, we have things like mascara and eyeliner to give them that extra boost we want them to have. As you read these lash quotes, you’ll see how important they are to some people.

Lash Quotes About Love and Emotions

1. “Your eyelashes will write on my heart the poem that could never come from the pen of a poet.” – Rumi

2. “I always wear boot polish on my eyelashes, because I am a very emotional person and it doesn’t run when I cry.” – Barbara Cartland

3. “I have an extra set of eyelashes because you never know. I could cry or laugh, or it could be windy, and I’ll need a standby pair.” – Niecy Nash

4. “It is delightful to kiss the eyelashes of the beloved–is it not? But never so delightful as when fresh tears are on them.” – Walter Savage Landor

5. “She brushed her eyelashes against his chest.” – Jonathan Safran Foer

6. “One day you will take me completely out of myself, I’ll do what the angels cannot do. Your eyelash will write on my cheek the poem that hasn’t been thought of.” – Rumi

7. “I loved most when his eyelashes twitched and he blinked, and suddenly happiness was there inside his eyes. Unmistakable. Like a single word printed on a clean white page.” – Augusten Burroughs

8. “And being an obsessive man he did things normal men did not! Like he knew the number of strands of hair that her eye-lashes had!” – Avijeet Das

9. “Kiss me with rain on your eyelashes, come on, let us sway together, under the trees, and to hell with thunder.” – Edwin Morgan

Lash Quotes About Hope and Courage

10. “Take the whole universe all at once and put it on your eyelashes.” – Yunmen Wenyan

11. “The password is a flicker of an eyelash.” – Adrienne Rich

12. “Now I’m going to put my eyelashes on and stretch my legs out and do a show.” – Nana Visitor

13. “It was close, but that’s the way it is in war. You win or lose, live or die – and the difference is just an eyelash.” – Douglas MacArthur

14. “I’m motivated every second by my work; it doesn’t switch off. The pictures I make come from every blink of my lashes.” – Sam Taylor-Johnson

15. “Attack your lashes with the wand. I think there’s nothing wrong with doing that.” – Poppy Delevingne

16. “Just give me lashes and watch me make it happen.” – Anonymous

17. “Confidence is 10% hard work and 90% lashes.” – Anonymous

18. “Need therapy? Get your lashes done.” – Anonymous

19. “May your day be as flawless as your lashes.” – Anonymous

20. “Keep your lashes long and your standards high.” – Anonymous

21. “A lash and a wink gets you further than you think.” – Anonymous

22. “Brush your lashes, drink some coffee, put on gangsta rap, and handle it.” – Anonymous

Lash Quotes About Beauty and Identity

23. “She was made of flesh and eyelashes.” – Leonard Cohen

24. “I have to have my lashes. For me, it all sets the tone: I’m getting ready to go to work.” – Michelle Carter

25. “I always wear fake lashes – they just look so darn good on camera!” – Cheryl Burke

26. “Honey, I am going to my grave with my eyelashes and my makeup on.” – Tammy Faye Bakker

27. “I only have to do three things to look halfway decent. Curl my eyelashes, fill in my eyebrows, and put some lipstick on.” – Courtney Cox

28. “Thank God for Redbull and fake eyelashes.” – Jeffree Star

29. “The eyebrow pencil and false eyelashes were essential; my mother didn’t feel dressed without them.” – Lorna Luft

30. “I’ve got a perfect body, ’cause my eyelashes catch my sweat.” – Regina Spektor

31. “A beauty neither of fine color nor long eyelash, nor penciled brow, but of meaning, of movement, of radiance.” – Charlotte Bronte

32. “I first learned how to do hair from drag queens. I learned eyelashes are the key to life because they make everyone look fabulous.” – Tabatha Coffey

33. “I feel like it’s always important to curl your eyelashes. I always do when I wake up and you know you look tired, when you curl eyelashes and put mascara it makes such a huge difference, so that’s the trick that I always use.” – Doutzen Kroes

34. “Don’t save bold lashes and red lips for nighttime – do it in the day!” – Tyra Banks

35. “The one product I can’t live without is my mascara. I’m addicted to long eyelashes and think girls just look so pretty with long lashes!” – Abbey Clancy

36. “Boys always get the best eyelashes; it’s like some kind of cosmic law. And half-breed kids get some kind of extra help there from genetics, too.” – Lilith Saintcrow

37. “Everyone knows I’m a lash girl by now. When I don’t have my lashes, I feel naked.” – Nicki Minaj

38. “I find that fake lashes really bump the beauty up a notch and make me feel great.” – Eva Amurri

39. “My eyes are so big that, weirdly, I feel like an alien if my eyelashes don’t match their intensity.” – Sarah Hyland

40. “I don’t really wear eyeshadow. I’m pretty much always about my lashes and my lips, and then I let the rest of it do its own thing.” – Madelaine Petsch

41. “A mask looks better with a fresh set of lashes.” – Anonymous

42. “I tend to gravitate toward the more powerful roles. As opposed to the doe-eyed girl who bats her eyelashes and runs around in towels, you know what I mean?” – Julia Stiles

Lash Quotes About Reality and Life Representations

43. “Sometimes I think the difference between what we want and what we’re afraid of is about the width of an eyelash.” – Jay McInerney

44. “A good set of lashes can fix anything… even a mugshot.” – Tinsley Mortimer

45. “What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.” – Walter Scott

46. “We ordinary people can see neither our own eyelashes, which are so close nor the heavens in the distance.” – Nichiren

47. “All men are afraid of eyelash curlers. They don’t understand them, and they don’t want to get near them. I sleep with one under my pillow, instead of a gun.” – Rita Rudner

48. “I batted my eyelashes and did my best to appear dumb as a board.” – Ilona Andrews

49. “I pull my eyelashes when I’m tired of thinking – it’s a nervous thing.” – Sheridan Smith

50. “Lashes are the new breasts. Women are obsessed with getting a bigger, better pair.” – Vogue Magazine

Lashes Quotes

I always make sure my lashes look cute. Madison Beer

A good set of lashes can fix anything… even a mugshot. Tinsley Mortimer

The pictures I make come from every blink of my lashes. Sam Taylor-Johnson

Everyone knows I’m a lash girl by now. When I don’t have my lashes, I feel naked. Nicki Minaj

The one product I can’t live without is my mascara. I’m addicted to long eyelashes and think girls just look so pretty with long lashes! Abbey Clancy

I have to have my lashes. For me, it all sets the tone: I’m getting ready to go to work. Michelle Carter

Attack your lashes with the wand. I think there’s nothing wrong with doing that. Poppy Delevingne

I always wear fake lashes – they just look so darn good on camera! Cheryl Burke

Flirt!’s mascara is insane – I don’t need false lashes when I wear it. Heather Morris

My lashes are so long that if I don’t curl them, I’m blind. Hannah Simone

I’ve gotten used to using individual lashes as well. A lot of girls will use strip eyelashes, but the glue comes out of each side and it gets messy. Individual lashes make your eyes look bigger and much more natural. Katherine Webb

If you’re at the Oscars, there’s not a man on that red carpet who is not wearing make-up. Most straight actors I know get quite used to it. Even when they go out in real life they grab some sort of bronzer and they throw it on. They dye their eyebrows, they dye their lashes – they know the tricks. Tom Ford

It’s always great to have a great mascara that makes your lashes look thick and full. That’s a definite must have. Carmen Electra

Believe me, when I finish shooting ‘Mad Men,’ there’s a huge chunk of time where I have a really hard time leaving my house without fake lashes on. Which is a complex because I’m not very good at applying fake lashes. Jessica Pare

I grew up in Tennessee. I loved to wear full glam. I used to want to wear flash lashes every single day. I remember wearing them once and someone was like, ‘Are you wearing false lashes?’ I felt embarrassed. In the U.S., it’s perceived as though you’re trying too hard. Huda Kattan

On stage, you can get away with more, so I definitely use that to my advantage and go bolder with fashion, hair, and makeup. I love a smoky eye and long lashes. Kelsea Ballerini

RevitaLash. Beyond obsessed. We don’t use fake lashes anymore for me at work… they are SO long! Meghan Markle

I don’t have great lashes. They are kind of stumpy and they won’t do what I want them to. I don’t want to wear falsies everyday, and I don’t want to get eyelash extensions. Brandi Rhodes

Mascara and getting those lashes curled is very important. Toni Garrn

I’m definitely a lash girl. I feel they are my best feature. I have tried lots of mascaras. I was drawn to Lancome Doll Lashes recently. Not only because of the name, but it smells like roses! I usually add a few coats of it for a night out. Chloe Sevigny

But I always curl my lashes, even if I don’t put on mascara. I’ll also put on a lip gloss or lip balm. And I always brush my eyebrows. I have very thick eyebrows – I’m just now starting to thin them out a bit. Denise Richards