"Dear God! how beauty varies in nature and art. In a woman the flesh must be like marble in a statue the marble must be like flesh.

Good night! Good night!Far flies the light;But still God's loveShall shine above,Making all bright,Good night! Good night!
~ Victor Hugo ~












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"Great perils have this beauty, that they bring to light the fraternity of strangers.
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"Make thought a whirlwind.
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