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I'd like to be a fairy princess - a little golden doll with gossamer wings, in a voile dress, adorned with bright, shiny things. I see that as something totally pure and beautiful. Everything that's realistic has some sort of ugliness in it. Even a flower is ugly when it wilts, a bird when it seeks its prey, the ocean when it becomes violent. I'm very sensitive to ugly situations. I'm quick to read people, and I pick up if someone's reacting to me as just a sexy blonde. At times like that, I freeze. I can be very alone at a party, on the set, or in general, if I'm not in harmony with things around me.

Sharon Tate#1

IdealismIdentityIsolationPurity

About this quote

What does it mean?
Tate contrasts a pure, unreal ideal with the ugliness of reality. She feels isolated when treated as a sex symbol rather than a person.
In plain terms
Reality has ugliness, but she wishes for pure beauty. She feels alone when people only see her as a sexy blonde.
What can you take from it?
Being reduced to appearance causes isolation and distress.

Where it applies

  • social settings
  • career
  • self-reflection

Putting it to work

  • seek harmony
  • resist objectification

Questions to consider

  • How do you feel when reduced to a label?
  • Is perfection attainable?

Another view

Idealizing unrealistic purity can lead to disappointment with the real world.

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