--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: There are those among the Folk so hideous…" description: "\"“There are those among the Folk so hideous that all living things shrink back in horror. And yet others have a grotesquerie so exaggerated, so voluptuo..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/842/holly-black-329_beauty_there-are-those-among-the-folk-so-hideou_2314632.jpg" --- # There are those among the Folk so hideous that all living… ![“There are those among the Folk so hideous that all living things shrink back in horror. And yet others have a grotesquerie so exaggerated, so voluptuous, that it comes all the way around to beauty” quote by Holly Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/842/holly-black-329_beauty_there-are-those-among-the-folk-so-hideou_2314632.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/842/holly-black-329_beauty_there-are-those-among-the-folk-so-hideou_2314632.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/842/holly-black-329_beauty_there-are-those-among-the-folk-so-hideou_2314632.jpg) > ““There are those among the Folk so hideous that all living things shrink back in horror. And yet others have a grotesquerie so exaggerated, so voluptuous, that it comes all the way around to beauty”” [Holly Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-black/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Some folk are hideously terrifying while others are grotesquely exaggerated, yet both can be seen as beautiful in their own way. **In simple terms:** Even the most shocking things can hold beauty. Key Takeaway Find beauty in the unexpected and unsettling. Themes beauty duality perception fear Mood intrigued thoughtful Type philosophical inspirational When to use this quote - art criticism - creative writing - film analysis - personal reflection Key Concepts aesthetic philosophy psychology of horror transformation Questions to Reflect On - What makes the grotesque appealing? - How does fear shape our sense of beauty? 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