Quotation

“What do you have to say for yourself?” He sat politely and we shared a long look. He blinked at me lazily and I blinked back at half speed, an exchange I later learned was called a cat kiss. === “Why does he do anything? Because he’s high ego and he’s a narcissist. Dangerous combination. He’s not a man who deals well with stress. === “With Pete, there’s always something to forgive,” I said. === “You know what? You’re more dangerous than she is,” Linton said. “She’s righteous. You’re corrupt.” === “You knew Pete. He was a loner. He didn’t have friends or confidants.” === I didn’t want to “share.” I was an only child and I still tend to cling to the notion of “what’s mine is mine.” Actually, Deitz was an only child as well, but he’d gone to the other extreme. Where I was possessive, he was laissez-faire, a free-market kind of guy.