Olivia Hussey As Juliet Capulet In Romeo And Juliet (1968).

For of Such is the Kingdom of Heaven, 1891, by Frank Bramley (1857-1915)

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I honestly love Carmina Burana. It’s either “Oh, Mighty Fate! Who will love me? Do not let me die!” or “he’s drinking, she’s drinking, everybody’s drinking, also I have an erection” with nothing in between.

Jan Van Eyck c. 1434

Arnolfini Wedding (detail)

There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of merit or sense.

Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet in Pride & Prejudice (2005)