Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown

"I'm not a damsel and there is no distress."

-- Carrie Jones, Need

Self portrait 8-20-13

"And the worst thing was, there were no mirrors out there in the wild,

so the princess was left wondering whether she in fact was still beautiful ...

or if the fall had changed the story completely."

-- Scott Westerfeld, Pretties

"A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing."

-- Pearl Bailey