She felt about a love set as a painter does about his masterpiece; each ace serve was a form of brushwork to her, and he — Janet Flanner, Paris Was Yesterday, 1925-1939
She felt about a love set as a painter does about his masterpiece; each ace serve was a form of brushwork to her, and he — Janet Flanner, Paris Was Yesterday, 1925-1939
She felt about a love set as a painter does about his masterpiece; each ace serve was a form of brushwork to her, and he — Janet Flanner, Paris Was Yesterday, 1925-1939
She felt about a love set as a painter does about his masterpiece; each ace serve was a form of brushwork to her, and he — Janet Flanner, Paris Was Yesterday, 1925-1939
She felt about a love set as a painter does about his masterpiece; each ace serve was a form of brushwork to her, and he — Janet Flanner, Paris Was Yesterday, 1925-1939
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She felt about a love set as a painter does about his masterpiece; each ace serve was a form of brushwork to her, and her fantastically accurate shot-placing was certainly a study in composition.

— Janet Flanner, Paris Was Yesterday, 1925-1939
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