In the Culture of Character, the ideal self was serious, disciplined, and honorable. What counted was not so much the impression one made in public as how one behaved in private.


“I am sitting on a tragedy," said the Story Girl suddenly.
Felix and I stared. We were not quite sure what a "tragedy" was, but we did not think it was an old blue chest, such as the Story Girl was undoubtedly sitting on, if eyesight could account for anything.”
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Felix and I stared. We were not quite sure what a "tragedy" was, but we did not think it was an old blue chest, such as the Story Girl was undoubtedly sitting on, if eyesight could account for anything.”
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“We are each in the middle of our own path. We do not know what will be at the end of our story.”
― Modesty, Makeovers, and the Pursuit of Physical Beauty: What Mothers and Daughters Need to Know
― Modesty, Makeovers, and the Pursuit of Physical Beauty: What Mothers and Daughters Need to Know
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