“Business associates? Ouch. That’s worse than friends”
“That demon woman you were lounging with on the divan,” said Will. “Would you call her a friend, or more of a business associate?” Benedict’s dark eyes hardened. “Insolent puppy—” “Oh, I’d say she was a friend,” said Tessa. “One doesn’t usually let one’s business associates lick one’s face. Although I could be wrong. What do I know about these things? I’m only a silly woman.”
“The only thing worse than having no friends is being pitied for having no friends.”
“There are few things worse than mistaking an enemy for a friend.”
“No one should leave a friend worse than they found them.”
“The one thing worse than an enemy is a friend turned false.”