Take "no" as an encouragement to redouble his efforts, so it was easier to say "yes" right away.
Steig LarssonEvery year Swedish society produces a new generation of threatened women who can testify to the lack of legal rights and the lukewarm interest shown by the police and other authorities.
Steig Larsson[Her] greatest fear, which was so huge and so black that it was of phobic proportions, was that people would laugh at her feelings.
Steig Larsson