dragon slaying

storm breathing dragon, originally uploaded by McBeth.

Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it.

-- Alexandre Dumas Père

tango

slipstream, originally uploaded by McBeth.

The decision to kiss for the first time is the most crucial in any love story. It changes the relationship of two people much more strongly than even the final surrender; because this kiss already has within it that surrender.

-- Emil Ludwig

relaxed fit

seventeen year old blues, originally uploaded by McBeth.

I have often said that I wish I had invented blue jeans: the most spectacular, the most practical, the most relaxed and nonchalant. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes.

-- Yves Saint Laurent

waiting

texaco tammy, originally uploaded by McBeth.

Ten men waiting for me at the door?
Send one of them home, I'm tired.

-- Mae West