"Bigger than getting rich quick?" For whatever reason, that makes her smile. It's not so polite or forced this time. "At least you've got your priorities straight."

She should suppose the future was not meant to be something you heard ahead of time. How much that would hold true, and if she could prevent herself from analyzing and pushing to find out anyway.

It's tempting... but less important than the rest. "What's a pianist who doesn't play piano all that well picked up about his new audience?"