She was a triumph over ugliness, so often more beguiling than real bea…

Truman Capote
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She was a triumph over ugliness, so often more beguiling than real beauty, if only because it contains paradox. ✨ Truman Capote (2012). Breakfast at Tiffany's, p.44, Vintage
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Here is a hall without exit, a tunnel without end. ✨ Truman Capote (2012). The Grass Harp, p.236, Vintage
Never love a wild thing, Mr. Bell,’ Holly advised him. ‘That was Doc’s mistake. He was always lugging home wild things. A hawk with a hurt wing. One time it was a full-grown bobcat with a broken leg. … ▶
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She was a triumph over ugliness, so often more beguiling than real beauty, if only because it contains paradox. ✨ Truman Capote (2012). Breakfast at Tiffany's, p.44, Vintage

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