I do not attempt here to derogate my brother’s reading habits, but merely to indicate the disparity in our interests. - George Alec Effinger

The butler recognized me, even favoring me with a minute change in his expression. Evidently I had become a celebrity. Politicians and sex stars may cuddle up to you and it doesn’t prove a thing, but when the butlers of the world notice you, you realize that some of what you believe about yourself is true.

With a stiff forefinger I silenced the koto music. Peace flooded in; the world thanked me.

Let me make it clear: You don’t want his disapproval. He never forgets these things. If he needs to, he hires other people to carry his grudges for him.