The presence of excessive wealth puts an unnatural spin on the appreciation of art.

I can't smell moth balls, I find it too difficult to get their tiny legs apart

Mirabelle is not affected by a man’s failures to approach her, as her own self-depreciating attitude never allows the idea that he would in the first place.

So she viewed time spent in the land of the normal as an investigation into the world of marriage-worthy men, even if she was unsure about her own interest in marriage. There must be one solid citizen who also had a spark of life, a sense of humor and adventure.

She was feeling her bohemian oats.

If I screw up raising my kids, nothing I achieve will matter much.

You want to know how I think art should be taught to children? Take them to a museum and say, 'This is art, and you can't do it.