""You are fairly smart," I said after a while. "You are fairly good at compliments," he answered."
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""You are fairly smart," I said after a while. "You are fairly good at compliments," he answered."
"Here's what happens - you create something in the moment that you feel will be good, and then... people's reactions to it or people referencing it years later, it's a compliment."
"Nothing costs less nor is cheaper than compliments of civility."