Though Mrs. Fontaine smiled, I couldn't help but wonder if she'd sized me up and found me lacking.

Not everyone will see your beauty, and not everyone will find you attractive or believe you are worthy of their clothing or publications.

After I lost weight, I discovered that people found me valuable. Worthy of conversation. A person one could look at. A person one could compliment. A person one could admire. A person.

My first lip balms were Bonne Bell Lip Smackers, which, correct me if I'm wrong, sometimes had little bracelets attached to the caps-meaning your lip balm could idly dangle from your wrist like a charm bracelet when not in use, not unlike some iPhone accessories.

Never trust a woman who wears mauve, whatever her age may be, or a woman over thirty-five who is fond of pink ribbons.

She wore far too much rouge last night and not quite enough clothes. That is always a sign of despair in a woman.

Beauty grows in you to the extent that love grows, because charity itself is the soul's beauty.

He is a fool who is not for love and beauty. I speak unto the young, for I am of them and always shall be.

Strong women- precious jewels all- their humanness is evident in their accessibility. We are able to enter into the spirit of these women and rejoice in their warmth and courage.

If the pretties were expected to make the supreme sacrifice in order to 'belong,' what could the unattractive female do?

I could never put my finger on her realness. She was so pretty and so quick that even when she had just awakened, her eyes full of sleep and hair tousled, I thought she looked just like the Virgin Mary. But what mother and daughter understand each other, or even have the sympathy for each other's lack of understanding? Mother

Baby, I've been thinking and now I am sure. You are the greatest woman I've ever met.