If he thinks he would harm Mirabelle, he would back away. But he does not yet understand when and how people are hurt. He doesn't understand the subtleties of slights and pains, that it is not the big events that hurt the most but rather the smallest questionable shift in tone at the end of a spoken word that can plow most deeply into the heart.
Steve MartinHollywood must be the only place on earth where you can be fired by a man wearing a Hawaiian shirt and a baseball cap.
Steve MartinSo, while fitting in, she was like a wicked detail standing out against a placid background.
Steve MartinYou know, you're really nobody in L.A. unless you live in a house with a really big door.
Steve Martin