“When she raises her eyelids it's as if she were taking off all her clothes.”
Colette (1873–1954) 1873-1954 French novelist: wrote Gigi
Claudine and Annie (1903)
“Darling, a true lady takes off her dignity with her clothes and does her whorish best. At other times you can be as modest and dignified as your persona requires.”
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