real women are pretty

I was going to write an entirely different post today, but I was finishing The Rainmaker while watching lunch (it's an old movie with Katherine Hepburn as a lonely ranch girl and Burt Lancaster as a con man). When I found myself writing down a quote from the movie, I just had to share it.

"There's no such thing as a plain woman. Every real woman is pretty. They're all pretty in a different way, but they're all pretty. .. Don't let [someone else] be your looking glass. [That's] in the wrong place. It's got to be inside you. Don't be afraid - look." - Burt Lancaster as Starbuck

It is such a good reminder.

Comments

[Kylie]

I love this SO much. I've never seen that movie (or even thought about seeing it), but this intrigues me. I like to take any opportunity I can to upset the idea that there is only one definition of beauty, particularly when it comes to people.

[elizabeth @ retinal perspectives]

@Kylie: That is such a marvelous(ly needed) thing to do. (I hadn't heard of the movie myself, but I was browsing the library shelves for a movie and thought I'd give it a try. It was worth it just for that.)

[Sarah]

Thanks for sharing! LOVE this!!!