LaVona, an oft - divorced chainsmoker who shows
no outward signs of loving her daughter (or anyone), sees Tonya's potential at a young age and forces her to become a fierce competitor.
Thinking about it, I found myself almost sympathizing with Edmund Burke and his
love of the
outward forms and
signs of status which «harmonized the different shades
of life, and which, by a bland simulation, incorporated into politics the sentiments which beautify and soften private society.»