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659 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1924
"Look Aunt Clara, I wear lipstick, and I always will, because our intelligence tells us to correct and perfect the work of nature. But this doesn’t mean that my makeup is a lie or a hypocrisy; I’m not trying to fool anyone, quite the opposite, the proof is, as you have just said, even the napkins proclaim the fact! I adore makeup! Yes, I declare, confess, and shout it! I like it so much that I'll wear it now, and later, and I’ll wear it when I’m old, I'll wear it when I’m dying, and even after I’m dead, on Judgment Day, when I awake, I think I'll hear my sentence with a lipstick in my hand painting my lips!"