"I want people to stop treating me like a piece of art! I want them to notice that I'm a person, that I'm capa

"I want people to stop treating me like a piece of art! I want them to notice that I'm a person, that I'm capable of something more than smiling for paintings, where I sit wearing a lacy satin dress, holding a basket of peaches in my lap! Is that too much to ask?!" The last question comes out in a shout, though Valerie doesn't seem to realize it.