“A troubadour to a distant mistress.”
“It's absurd to see an enchanted princess in every girl who walks by. What do you think you are, a troubadour?”
“The rich fop Francis of Assisi was bored all his life―until he fell in love with Christ and gave all his stuff away and became the troubadour of Lady Poverty.”
“Art is a jealous mistress.”
“Karma is a cruel mistress.”
“...fortune was a fickle mistress.”