Pulchritude--beauty where you would least suspect it, hidden in a word that looked like it should signify a belch or a skin infection. (Zadie Smith)

Pulchritude--beauty where you would least suspect it, hidden in a word that looked like it should signify a belch or a skin infection.

Zadie Smith

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