Lem smiled. "I see now why you've lasted so long with my father, Dr. Benyawe. You're not afraid to speak your mind. My father respects that."
"No, Lem. I have lasted so long with your father because I am always right."
Source: Earth Unaware, by Orson Scott Card, 2012, p146.
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