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Yes, he liked his face as he saw it there, his mouth quivering around the cigarette between his lips and the apparent ardor of his deep-set eyes. But a man’s beauty represents inner, functional truths: his face shows what he can do. And what is that compared to the magnificent uselessness of a woman’s face? Mersault was aware of this now, delighting in his vanity and smiling at his secret demons. ↗

— Albert Camus

#inner-demons #beauty

Unfortunately, these days, 'literary' writing seems to have become synonymous with 'showy' writing, writing that is beautiful but doesn't tell a story. This is a misguided trend. If today's 'literary' writers would look back only one or two hundred years at real literary writers like Dostoyevsky, Poe, Conrad, Melville, they would find momentous stories--not just pretty writing--at the core of almost all of their great works. ↗

— Noah Lukeman

#literary-writing #pretty-writing #beauty

The second gift is Beauty. May your deeds reflect its depth. ↗

— Charlene Costanzo

#blessing #character-building #inner-beauty #inspiration #beauty

A gem, like you, is made beautiful by being polished. It's not an easy undertaking, but a stone that exists undisturbed among others just is...but the most beautiful stand out because they face being alone, endure hardships and learn from what challenges them. Suffering purifies and makes beautiful, but only if the gem can shine. ↗

— Donna Lynn Hope

#loneliness #suffering #beauty

The world was made by God's Word...make your own world with your words. ↗

— Jaachynma N.E. Agu

#creation #creator #higherlife #loveworld #risk-it-be-dfferent

Loving for beauty is like vowing a lifetime commitment to a rose. No-matter how sweet-scented or pink "petald", every rose withers. ↗

— Moffat Machingura

#commitment #love #rose #sweet #vow

Bitches will take your ass down if you try to publish that. Peace out. ↗

— Libba Bray

#humor #pageant #beauty

No mirror can highlight the beauty within you than your own eyes. No eyes can fairly judge your appearance than your own pride. ↗

— Gloria D. Gonsalves

#beauty

I walked down Paseo del Prado, losing myself to the sights, sounds, and dense magic of the city. There's something weirdly calming about being alone in a big city. It made me feel like the universe was hugely generous, and that my species was so damn smart to have constructed such a beautiful city. ↗

— Kate Klise

#in-the-bag #kate-klise #travel #beauty

If I were born with such beauty I would have claimed God’s throne ↗

— M.F. Moonzajer

#god-s-throne #beauty