She
laments her fate, hints of her aversion to vice, and justifies her diversion with
the Muses
— Sor
Juana Inez de la Cruz In
persecuting me, World, what interests you? How do I offend you, when my only intention
is
to put beauty into my understanding
and
not put my understanding into beauties.
I don't appreciate treasures or wealth
and thus I am always more content
to put riches into my thoughts
and not put my thoughts into riches. And
I don't care for beauty that, conquered,
is the civil plunder of the ages
nor do treacherous riches please me
believing it better
to exhaust the vanities of life
than to exhaust life
with vanities | New
York remarks
— from
New Yorkers and NYC storefront and newspaper advertising Look!
(etc.)
make
good money!
call now!
explosive sale!
invest your money wisely!
listen! listen to me!
buy!
how pretty!
fortunate the eyes! (to be looking at you)
look, cutie! look,
foxy lady!
how good-looking! how good-looking you are!
when you decorate
yourself, you look so pretty. what bug bit her?
beautify your life with plastic
surgery!
what a pretty girl! |