“Have you ever really watched him? I bet he'd found out everything about Jabbar by the time he'd talked to him for ten minutes. I bet he knows the name of every camel. And he'll remember it all. People don't take that much interest in other people, usually.' Her fingers idly traced a pattern in the sand. 'So he makes you feel important.' 'Politicians do that-' Vimes began. 'Not the way he does, believe me. I expect Lord Vetinari remembers facts about people-' 'Oh, you'd better believe that!' '-but Carrot takes an interest. He doesn't even think about it. He makes space in his head for people. He takes an interest, and so people think they're intesting. They feel... better when he's around.”
Quote by Terry Pratchett
Book:Jingo
Work
Author
You May Also Like
“It is the privilege of affection to see a friend in all the situations of his soul.”
Source: Selected Philosophical and Scientific Writings
Source: How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't
Source: For Love of the Real: A Story of Life's Mystical Secret
Source: The Four Loves
Source: Dead Toad Scrolls
Source: Dream life: fable of the seasons
“Cooking for someone just happens to be one of the most profound expressions of love.”
Source: That Hideous Strength
