“He's no more human than I am, ma petite."At least I'm not dead."That can be remedied.”

“He laughed, and it raised goose-bumps on my arms. "Oh,ma petite ,ma petite , you are precious."Just what I wanted to hear. "So how are you getting here?""My private jet."Of course, he had a private jet. "When can you be here?""I will be there as soon as I can, my impatient flower.""I prefer ma petite to flower.”

“I am sincere, ma petite, even when I lie.”

“I ma trying to feel more well adjusted than I really am, which is, I guess, the human condition.”

“I am always sincere, ma petite, even when I lie." - Jean Claude”

“I am more able to recognize when my mind has gotten itself into trouble and increasingly eager to mobilize the energy to rescue it. Concentration and mindfulness, as remedies to confusion, are either self-activating ... or at least reasonably available remedies to confusion. [pp. 17-18]”