It's so beautiful where I am today that it makes me wonder where I am. - Steve Martin

What would any man do with a soggy girl who can't assert herself, who has a weak voice, and whose main personality component is helplessness?

I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot.

If you saw her in these moments, you might think she was collecting her thoughts in order to go forward. But I see it another way: Her mind is being overwhelmed by two processes that must simultaneously proceed at full steam. One is to deal with and live in the present world. The other is to re-experience and mourn something that happened long ago. It is as though her lightness pulls her toward heaven, but the extra gravity around her keeps her earthbound.