“What if I were a prince? Would you love me if I gave you a pearl?” Bloom wanted to know.
“Certainly much less!” Vienna laughed.
“What if I were a warlock? Would you love me if I gave you a pearl?” Bloom wanted to know still.
“Certainly not at all!”
“What if I were me, would you love me if I gave you a pearl?”
–Vienna by E. L. Schoeman”