Quote#Beauty
To have "It", the fortunate possessor must have that strange…
Quote byElinor Glyn · 1864–1943
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Foreword to It, and Other Stories (1927).
English (original)
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.
— Elinor Glyn
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