Like most warlords he doesn’t let reality get in the way of his doing whatever he wants to do. - Glen Cook

Though not as bad as most, he was going through that stage where he knew everything worth knowing and nothing his elders said—particularly if it bore any vaguely education hue—was worth hearing. He could not help that. It went with the age.
And I was my age and could not help saying things I knew would do no good.

Consider little children. There are not many of them not cute and lovable and precious, sweet as whipped honey and butter. So where do all the wicked people come from?

I guess you don’t need to agree on everything to be lovers.