Aesthetics are so subjective, and the joy a pretty trinket brings is fleeting and based in pride and displays of power. I own nice things because they're proof of my wealth and independence.

It's a pleasant change from being someone's proof of wealth and power.

[Lust's views are very much shaped by her own experiences.]

They understand you perfectly, I'm sure. And talk about you among themselves. I know a woman who's taught her team to cook and clean with her.