In the beginning and the end, it’s all a crapshoot. The Cosmic Mind does play dice. Loves to gamble, in fact. - Lisa Mason

My angel," he says, cradling her. "I'm not an angel, Daniel." "Yes, you are." "No! I'm not an angel and I'm not a whore. I have intelligence and passion, strength and perseverance. I am capable of abstract thought, intellectual accomplishment, and artistic expression just like you, sir." He ponders that as the brougham trots up Fifth Street to Market. "What shall I call you, then?" Zhu smiles. "You may call me a woman.

Prostitution has little to do with morality, and everything to do with poverty.

When you finally cash it in Out in Frisco;
And you end this life of sin Out in Frisco;
They will gently toll a bell,
Plant your carcass in a dell,
There’s no need to go to hell, You’re in Frisco.