| 1 | She married into a prominent family. | |
| 2 | I do not think that your illustrious ancestor toyed idly with variations. | |
| 3 | You may get along on brilliance alone for a while, but most careers involve other people. | |
| 4 | When we began seeking numbers, prminence and the praise of the world we guaranteed the vanity of our work. | |
| 5 | But they had both come from wealthy, politically prominent families, and had grown up in a way that made them comfortable in the circles of power. |