It seems to be a law of nature that no man unless he has some obvious physical deformity ever is loth to sit for his portrait.
Most women are not as young as they are painted.
I have a bit of a rebellious nature.
We are used to female writers who use their private lives as unmitigated material being somewhat hormonal this somehow 'excuses' what might be seen as a highly unfeminine ability to turn their personal upsets into money.
