If you like someone despite (or perhaps because of) their faults, it’s said you like them “warts and all.” Well… some people hate warts. They prefer the illusion of perfection. Women especially measure their self esteem by how they think they look. Learning to hunt giraffes, the beautiful animal in all of us, is essential to health and self confidence.
At War with Our Bodies (SureWoman.com article by Alicia Howard)
Tomorrow I will discover Sunset Boulevard… hands read, feet manicured, elbows massaged, faces lifted, warts removed, fat reduced, insteps raised, corsets fitted, busts vibrated, corns removed, hair dyed, glasses fitted, soda jerked, hangovers cured, headaches driven away, flatulence dissipated, limousines rented, the future made clear, the war made comprehensible, octane made higher and butane lower, drive in and get indigestion, flush the kidneys, get a cheap car-wash, stay-awake pills and go-to-sleep pills, Chinese herbs are very good for you and without a Coca-Cola life is unthinkable.
Quotation from Henry Miller, Soirée in Hollywood
