JOHN FOWLES

The Collector - fragments
 

She looked just like one of those model girls you see in magazines; it really amazed me what she could look like when she wanted. I remember her eyes were different too, she'd drawn black lines round them so she looked sophisticated. Sophisticated, that's exactly the word. Of course, she made me feel all clumsy and awkward. I had the same feeling I did when I had watched an imago emerge, and then to have to kill it. . I mean, the beauty confuses you, you don't know what you want to do any more, what you should do.
 

Oana Romanescu

John Fowles
 

Arata exact ca unul din acele modele pe care le vezi in reviste; chiar m-a uimit cat de bine putea arata atunci cand chiar isi dorea asta. Imi amintesc ca si ochii ei erau altfel, ii conturase cu o linie neagra, ca sa para sofisticata. Sofisticata, chiar acesta e cuvantul. Desigur, m-a facut sa ma simt cu totul neindemanatic, stangaci. Aveam acelasi sentiment ca atunci cand priveam ivindu-se o insecta, pe care trebuia sa o omor apoi. Ce vreau sa spun e ca frumusetea te zapaceste, nu mai stii ce doresti sa faci, ce s-ar cuveni sa faci.