And Our Twelve Points Go To … Emil Gilels!

“Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov (via books-n-quotes)

Book Recommendation: No One Ever Asked by Katie Ganshert

“Sofronitsky was made for Scriabin, and Scriabin for Sofronitsky!” – Sviatoslav Richter

crêpes suzette cake.

"I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed."

Friedrich Nietzsche

"Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Charlotte is wearing the Black SL 570 Sunglasses from YSL (on sale for $312), Black Velvet Dress from Diana Gazaryan (n/a) and Crystal-Embellished Satin High-Heel Sandals from Alexander McQueen (sold out)

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Daily reminder!