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" showing all the subjacent parts, are the effects of extreme thinness, with which, however great the regularity and beauty of the features may be, it is scarcely possible to be less than hideous.” And how did she get that way? Either physical labor, excessive thinking, or vice. It doesn’t matter which; you want nothing to do with women who dabble in any of those activities. "

Therese Oneill , Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners


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Therese Oneill quote : showing all the subjacent parts, are the effects of extreme thinness, with which, however great the regularity and beauty of the features may be, it is scarcely possible to be less than hideous.” And how did she get that way? Either physical labor, excessive thinking, or vice. It doesn’t matter which; you want nothing to do with women who dabble in any of those activities.