“You should be flattered, he said mildly. Not many breathers affect me this way.”
“He flatters me because he knows I am flattered by him flattering me. And that flatters him. So when he flatters me, he is really flattering himself.”
“He strained to say something else. I leaned toward him. He focused on me. “Rape,” he promised. “Many, many times. Until you bleed . . .” “I’m so flattered.”
“Flatterers should be mistrusted, especially when they praise the dead. To seek a place in society is self-serving, but to seek one in history affects everyone.”
“The reactions of the many should not affect the actions of the few.”
“You realize that trying to keep your distance from me will not lessen my affection for you," he said.”