Louise Cromwell Brooks
Henrietta Louise Cromwell Brooks (ca. 1890 - May 30, 1965) was an American socialite and the first wife of General Douglas MacArthur. She was "considered one of Washington's most beautiful and attractive young women".
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“Effeminate men intrigue me more than anything in the world. I see them as my alter egos. I feel very drawn to them. I think like a guy, but I’m feminine. So I relate to feminine men.”
—Madonna [Madonna Louise Ciccione] (b. 1959)
“Necessity hath no law.”
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“But can see better there, and laughing there
Pity the giants wallowing on the plain.
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Pygmies expand in cold impossible air,
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