Randy J. Paterson
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“Style, on the other hand, is the art of bringing your defining individual features to the fore, regardless of what others might expect or find acceptable:”
― How to Be Miserable: 40 Strategies You Already Use
― How to Be Miserable: 40 Strategies You Already Use
“Fashion, in Crisp’s view, is the art of denying one’s individuality in order to adopt the uniforms and dictates of culture, as determined by people who have never met you, and do not care whether you exist. The implicit goal is to cover your imperfections and become something you are not: a person who is acceptable in the eyes of others. A pleasing shell with no discernible interior. In Crisp’s words, “Fashion is what you adopt when you don’t know who you are.”
― How to Be Miserable: 40 Strategies You Already Use
― How to Be Miserable: 40 Strategies You Already Use
“Your emotions are governed not by the circumstances of your life, but by the circumstances to which you pay attention”
― How to Be Miserable: 40 Strategies You Already Use
― How to Be Miserable: 40 Strategies You Already Use
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