Book Excerpt for the Day

  "I wouldn't have been so generous," Kiera said. "You shouldn't show so much kindness. People will see it as a weakness."

    "You're dealing with people, not mechanoids," Jezzibella said blankly. "You have to make allowances for the odd mistake. If you shoot every waiter who spills a cup of coffee over your skirt, you wind up with a self service bar."

    Kiera smiled condescendingly at her. "What you'll actually wind up with is a group of highly efficient waiters who can do the job effectively."

(from The Naked God by Peter F. Hamilton)


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