Alan

“Mirabelle's ambition is about one-tenth of 1 percent of what would be called normal. ... She is not aware that some people fight like alley cats for desirable situations. She presents a résumé, fills out an application, waits, and finally makes a call to see if she got the job. Usually, a confused secretary will answer and say that the position had been filled weeks ago. This aimlessness in presenting herself contributes to her feeling of being adrift.”
― Steve Martin, Shopgirl

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

“To Mirabelle, the idea of being an object of obsession is alluring and represents a powerful love. She fails to understand, however, that men become obsessive over beautiful women because they want no one else to have them, but they fall in love with women like Mirabelle because they want a certain, specific part of them.”
― Steve Martin, Shopgirl

“What would any man do with a soggy girl who can't assert herself, who has a weak voice, and whose main personality component is helplessness?”
― Steve Martin, Shopgirl