But people will do anything rather than admit that their lives have no meaning. No use, that is. No plot. - Margaret Atwood

Messy love is better than none,
I guess. I am no authority
on sane living.

Miranda nods, because she knows that to be true: noble people don't do things for the money, they simply have money, and that's what allows they to be noble. They don't really have to think about it much; they sprout benevolent acts the way trees sprout leaves.

The fact is there are no stories I can tell my friends that will make them feel better. History cannot be erased, although we can soothe ourselves by speculating about it.