In a world where women still worry that they are “too much” — too big, too loud, too demanding, too exuberant — Taylor was a reminder of what a delight it can be, for men and women alike, when a woman really does take full possession of her powers. Burton’s nickname for her was “Ocean.” Sometimes, it seemed too small.

— from Elizabeth Taylor: Heavy Like Wet Roses by Caitlin Moran (republished in Moranthology)

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