
Jane Birkin
No, girl, no. Never be pretty for the sake of being pretty. It’s always in your power–and yours especially–to lift prettiness into your own sort of beauty.
Holily and sacredly, and lovingly and lustfully, spiritually, to the very deeps of the unconscious sea, I love you, my wild wise wonderful woman, my girl,
The Insect by Jules Michelet – Illustrated by Giacomelli
Attractive finely detailed cover design published 1875