Praise or blame has but a momentary effect on the man whose love of beauty in the abstract makes him a severe critic on his own works.
Now a soft kiss - Aye by that kiss I vow an endless bliss.
I feel by posing for Playboy I've discovered my own sexuality and beauty and...
I am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism until you provoke him. Severe truth is expressed with some bitterness.