She was so intelligent that she could think herself into beauty. Intelligence... they don't talk about it much, the poets, but when a woman is intelligent and passionate and good... (Eva Ibbotson)

She was so intelligent that she could think herself into beauty. Intelligence... they don't talk about it much, the poets, but when a woman is intelligent and passionate and good...

Eva Ibbotson

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