Men who believe that they are accomplishing something by speaking speak in a different way from men who believe that speaking is a waste of time.
Neal StephensonClearly Mr. Drkh has had a long career of being the weirdest person in any given room, but he's about to go down in flames.
Neal StephensonPart of being a sentient human is the ability to anticipate others' mental states - to say "Fred's going to hate this but Jane would love it."
Neal Stephenson