the ugly earring

ug‧ly [uhg-lee] offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance

headless and all alone

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“Eccentricity is tolerable only in its first freshness. Cherished until it has gone stale, it becomes unbearably pathetic and at the same time alarming.”

by Maurice Druon as quoted in Scot D. Ryersson and Michael Orlando Yaccarino’s book Infinite Variety – The Life and Legend of the Marchesa Casati

(photo by man ray)

Written by theuglyearring

September 19, 2008 at 5:34 pm

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