Alone 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

“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

“If there were a silent observer, Mirabelle would be seen as a carefree, happy girl who is preparing for a night on the town.…

— Steve Martin

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

— Steve Martin

“If you put Mirabelle into some of the situations she gets into, there is only one way Mirabelle can behave.”

— Sara Sheridan

“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

“As she sits in a booth, it never occurs to her to observe herself, and thus she is spared the image of a girl…

— Steve Martin

“...The skirt flared wonderfully, and there was the sweet ribbon bow at the waist. It was a dress to be worn by the sort…

— Helen Oyeyemi

“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

“To Mirabelle, the idea of being an object of obsession is alluring and represents a powerful love. She fails to understand, however, that men…

— Steve Martin

“She was plain except when she laughed. She was someone on the subway. She wore loose skirts and plain shoes and was full-figured and…

— Don DeLillo

“She looked like she was going to a party where the theme was Most Sparkly Evening Gown, or maybe Quickest Way to Blind Someone.”

— Julie Kagawa