Thanks, buddy. Good quote. When she served me (or rather when I was served in her presence) I read the "broke down irretrievably" part and said "when did you try to retrieve it?". Came out snippy, I'm sure, but I asked it as a legitimate question.
Then I quoted my (currently) favorite Mary Chapin Carpenter (wife's favorite artist) song, Closer And Closer Apart and said, "Pride hears its voices and fear wins again, and another cruel ending calls"
Oh, well.
Gardener
"My soul, be satisfied with flowers, With fruit, with weeds even; but gather them In the one garden you may call your own." Cyrano deBergerac