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Susan Sontag. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"Notes on 'Camp'" (1964), note 9, p. 279; originally published in Partisan Review, Vol. 31 No. 4, (Fall 1964)

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“What is most beautiful in virile men is something feminine; what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine.”
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Sontag, S. (n.d.). What is most beautiful in virile men is something feminine; what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7824-what-is-most-beautiful-in-virile-men-is/

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Sontag, Susan. “What is most beautiful in virile men is something feminine; what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7824-what-is-most-beautiful-in-virile-men-is/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Sontag, Susan. “What is most beautiful in virile men is something feminine; what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7824-what-is-most-beautiful-in-virile-men-is/.