She was so intelligent that she could think herself into beauty. Intelligence...they don't talk about it much, the poets, but when a woman is intelligent and passionate and good...

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When a woman falls in love with a man, she can think herself into beauty. The poet says that when a woman is intelligent and passionate and good, she can think herself physically beautiful. She can be very smart and still feel self-conscious about her body. But if she is intelligent and passionate and good, she will not need to try so hard to be beautiful. She will feel attractive just by being herself.

Source: A Company Of Swans

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