To me, merely and pretty were words that had nothing to do with each other. Pretty went with miraculously, and merely belonged in another paragraph entirely.

Gail Carson Levine
To me, merely and pretty were words that had nothing...
To me, merely and pretty were words that had nothing...
To me, merely and pretty were words that had nothing...
To me, merely and pretty were words that had nothing...
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The quote, “To me, merely and pretty were words that had nothing to do with each other. Pretty went with miraculously, and merely belonged in another paragraph entirely,” was written by the novelist Erica Jong. She was talking about the state of affairs that many people live in. Many people live in this way because they cannot see beyond their own desires.

When they see something that is pretty, they think it must be good; therefore, it must be good. But to them, merely means “not very”; therefore, it must be bad. Because they are unable to see beyond themselves, they make mistakes like this one.

Source: Fairest

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