Characterisation Quote by Sara Sheridan

“Mirabelle, who never takes credit for her attractiveness, believes it is not she he is responding to, but rather something independent of her.”

— Steve Martin

“All this in no way discounts her attractiveness. Mirabelle is attractive; it's just that she is never the first or second girl chosen.”

— Steve Martin

“Mirabelle attracts men of a different kind. They are shyer and more reticent. They look at her a long time before approaching, and when…

— Steve Martin

“She appears sunny, a quality that Mirabelle can call upon only for special occasions.”

— Steve Martin

“Mirabelle is not affected by a man's failure to approach her, as her own self-deprecating attitude never allows the idea that he would in…

— Steve Martin

“Lately Mirabelle had reflected wistfully if people even noticed her – a smartly dressed woman who came and went along the Promenade, always alone.”

— Sara Sheridan

“Mirabelle and Vesta have plenty in common because they are facing descrimination in different ways, but they're also a nice contrast.”

— Sara Sheridan

“Anabelle knew she was feeling too much, too fast. That was dangerous. Especially with a guy like Giorgio.”

— Heather Hall

“She's a chick, ain't she? Anabelle asks. We girls are prewired to like things that make you suffer.”

— Victoria Scott

For a while, Mirabelle believes there will be a moment when he will cave in and let himself love her, but eventually she lets…

— Steve Martin

“Emma was just like any other mistress; and the charm of novelty, falling down slowly like a dress, exposed only the eternal monotony of…

— Gustave Flaubert

“Mira was the cray woman who could fight for hours, but with one touch, she’d curl into me like she’d finally come home.”

— Aly Martinez