Beauty and Melancholy
"Beauty and sadness always go together. Nature thought beauty too rich to go forth Upon the earth without a meet alloy."
~George MacDonald
"I can barely conceive of a type of beauty in which there is no Melancholy."
~Charles Baudelaire
I've always been drawn to classic film noir star Veronica Lake.... her allure and mystery; the embodiment of "beautiful Melancholy". Melancholy is said to be the "happiness in being sad...." Life is dark andlight...