"To have "It", the fortunate possessor must have that strange magnetism which attracts both sexes. He or she must be entirely unselfconscious and full of self-confidence, indifferent to the effect he or she is producing, and uninfluenced by others. There must be physical attraction, but beauty is unnecessary."

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Source : "It, and Other Stories (". Book by Elinor Glyn, 1927.

Elinor Glyn

#Sex Quotes #Self Confidence Quotes #Strange Quotes

“If you can hit a guy once, you can hit him twice.”
“A story needs rhythm. Read it aloud to yourself. If it doesn't spin a bit of magic, it's missing something.”

Source : "Ten rules for writing fiction" by Esther Freud, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010.
“This wasÂ Mahatma Gandhiâ€™s idea, moving from ownership to relationshipâ€”seeing that land does not belong to us. We belong to the land. We are not the owners of the land. We are the friends of the land, like friends of the earth. The fundamental shift is in this consciousness that land does not belong to us, we belong to the land.”
“I don't want to make plop art â€” sculpture that just gets plopped down in places. I wouldn't want to litter every corner of the world with my sculpture.”

Source : "Boxing Clever". Interview with Lynn Barber, www.theguardian.com. October 16, 2005.
“Everyone, rich or poor, deserves a shelter for the soul, architects should lead in procuring social and environmental change.”
“Everything that I am or will ever be is in the music. If you want to know me, just listen.”
“I feel very grateful that for some reason I was raised to believe that I had permission to explore the creative world. I'm very aware of what a privilege that is, because most people don't grant themselves that permission, and I really think that's the only thing that separates people that call themselves artists from the rest of the world. It's suspending self-judgment for long enough to do something expressive.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I'm raising my daughter with her grandparents in the picture, and that feels good.”

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