A kiss may not be the truth, but it is what we wish were true. - Steve Martin

She has simply never quite learned to walk or hold herself comfortably, which makes her come off as an attractive wallflower.

As we get older we either become our worst selves or our best selves

The Matisse seemed to respond to the decreasing light by increasing its own wattage. Every object in the room was drained of color, but the Matisse stood firm in the de-escalating illumination, its beauty turning functionality inside out, making itself a more practical and useful presence than anything else in sight.