le mildiou des ?toiles
Mildew and Star comes from the French le mildiou des ?toiles, "the mildew of the stars," in recognition of the interconnectedness of earthly and celestial harmony. Though not an oft-repeated phrase, Gibbons heard a teenage boy utter those words from a train window at Gare du Nord, as the train was departing the station, and latched onto its intrinsic wisdom. This is true.