“Badger hates Society, and invitations, and dinner, and all that sort of thing.”
“For society indeed of all sorts, except of course that of a few intimate friends, he had an unconquerable aversion. "I always did hate those people," he said, "and they always have hated and always will hate me. I am an Ihsmael by instinct as much as by accident of circumstances, but if I keep out of society I shall be less vulnerable than Ishmaels generally are. The moment a man goes into society, he becomes vulnerable all round.”
“Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.”
“No matter how silly I think it all is, society is still society and we are not free of the burdens of hate.”
“He attacked us. What was I supposed to do? Invite him to dinner? (Sin)”
“If I were invited to a dinner party with my characters, I wouldn't show up.”