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Should she see how things played out with the man whose touch strengthened her heart and weakened her knees?
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― Treasured Claim
― Treasured Claim
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the dandy can only play a part by setting himself up in opposition. He can only be sure of his own existence by finding it in the expression of others’ faces. Other people are his mirror. A mirror that quickly becomes clouded, it is true, since human capacity for attention is limited. It must be ceaselessly stimulated, spurred on by provocation. The dandy, therefore, is always compelled to astonish. Singularity is his vocation, excess his way to perfection. Perpetually incomplete, always on the
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― The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt
― The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt