“He was the soul of politeness to everyone -- to some with a hint of aversion, to others with a hint of respect. ”
“For a long time now a hint of aversion had lain on everything he did and experienced, a shadow of impotence and loneliness, an all-encompassing distaste for which he could not find the complementary inclination. He felt at times as though he had been born with a talent for which there was at present no objective.”
“If I give you a hint and tell you it's a hint, it will be information.”
“A hint of nonconformity was all he would risk.”
“Families break up when they get hints you don't intend and miss hints that you do.”
“Smaller Is Smarter: Hint, Bigger Is Not”