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“In other words, Botticelli's ideal women look like women and not boys. They're soft and curvaceous. Healthy and rounded. Women of the size figured in this painting were considered beautiful for centuries, if not millennia. They were the aesthetic ideal during my lifetime and long after." He brought his mouth to her neck before whispering, "My ideal hasn't changed.”

Quote by Sylvain Reynard

Work

The Raven

Written by Edgar Allan Poe, 'The Raven' is a narrative poem that explores themes of loss, mourning, and the supernatural. It is renowned for its use of vivid imagery and its memorable line 'Nevermore'. more

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Sylvain Reynard
Sylvain Reynard

Sylvain Reynard is a French author known for his romantic novels, characterized by complex emotional entanglements and profound character development. more

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