Becoming an artist really was a useless but indispensable act of spiritual preservation for her, and that is the work's ultimate lesson.
The ultimate lessons of the New York ruling are both simple and daunting.
But the ultimate lesson of Demo is one of inspiration.
He had hoped that was the ultimate lesson learned during last season.
In politics, he learned the ultimate lesson: rectitude will kill a career trying to serve the people.
Sadly, Vincent doesn't believe that the ultimate lesson - that the union and the owners must make peace - has been learned by either side.
It then asks to reflect and prepares the reader for the ultimate lesson that is about to come.
"The ultimate lesson is that these shapes are symbols of all things," he added.
That is the ultimate lesson for the independent world.
If Belasko thinks he can handle us on his own, he needs to be taught the ultimate lesson.