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“All women need makeup. Don't let anybody tell you different. The only woman who was pretty enough to go without makeup was Elizabeth Taylor and she wore a ton.”
― Tracy Letts, August: Osage County

“And if beauty is terror,” said Julian, “then what is desire? We think we have many desires, but in fact we have only one. What is it?”
“To live,” said Camilla.
“To live forever,” said Bunny, chin cupped in palm.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

“Yesterday Allison bought me nail polish in the annoying shade of mauve. How can anyone look at me and think mauve?”
― Katie McGarry, Dare You To

“There are people who observe the rules of honor as one observes the stars, from a great distance.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Miserables