Beauty ought to look a little surprised: it is the emotion that best s…

E. M. Forster
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Beauty ought to look a little surprised: it is the emotion that best suits her face. The beauty who does not look surprised, who accepts her position as her due - she reminds us too much of a prima donna. ✨ E. M. Forster (2010). Aspects of the Novel, p.134, RosettaBooks
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