“You’re being a lot less courteous than befits a man in your situation.†I thought that underneath the cool I could detect a ragged edge in her voice. Despite her much vaunted self-control, Reileen Kawahara wasn’t much better at coping with disrespect that Bancroft, General MacIntyre, or any other creature of power I’d had dealings with. “Your life is in danger, and I am in a position to safeguard it.â€
“My life’s been in danger before,†I told her. “Usually as a result of some piece of shit like you making large-scale decisions about how reality ought to be run.â€
Richard Morgan