Quotes from Elaine Shannon

He expressed himself clearly, in complete sentences, no "uhs," "ums," "y'knows," "likes," or the dreaded "Know what I'm sayin'?" His supremely confident attitude was overpowering. He clearly knew what he wanted and where he was going to get it. When Jack was in LeRoux's presence, it didn't occur to him not to obey.

They were addicts, and addicts of any kind were very reliable customers.

It was about getting what he wanted, and if he had to do business with an evil person like Mugabe, then so be it, as long as he got his part off the deal.

Being simultaneously indifferent and insatiable is what narcissists do. It's the reason narcissists make excellent innovators. They don't stop, and they don't yield to logic or compassion.