It is enough that we set out to mold the motley stuff of life into some form of our own choosing; when we do, the performance is itself the wage.
“In my whole life, I've worn black tie three times. I can't tie the knot myself.”
“I'm a Southerner. We dream of having the family and the kids, and the parents want grandkids, that's all they care about, give me some grandbabies.”