“Vinyaya was being openly antagonistic, and that was an emotion that could be trusted, unless of course it was a bluff and the commander was a secret fan of his, unless it was a double bluff and she really did feel antagonistic.”
“Unless it was an elaborate double-bluff on Wayne’s part and it was so obvious as to be not obvious at all … Christ, it was too early in the morning for this sort of mental gymnastics.”
“The emotional qualities are antagonistic to clear reasoning.”
“After all, bluff and real emotion exist so easily side by side. ”
“You don't really understand an antagonist until you understand why he's a protagonist in his own version of the world.”
“It’s a cliff, and I’ll jump, Don’t call it a bluff, or call my bluff. And don’t call me Cliff.”