upyricaart:“As if my black braids were beautiful? Oh! They could scare you in the dark, they a
upyricaart:“As if my black braids were beautiful? Oh! They could scare you in the dark, they are like long, entwined snakes around my head. I can see now, I am not pretty at all!”Then she moved the mirror a little further away and exclaimed, “No, I am! Oh, I am wonderfully beautiful! A marvel!” — A Christmas Eve, Nikolai Gogol -- source link