I have all the requisite appendages today, but that's no guarantee for tomorrow in this place.

[Forgive him. He tries not to be dour.] I said I had to be good. I make the choice, and how I feel, no, we don't go by how I feel. That's a bad idea. Kind of the worst idea.

I don't think you need much flattery. You might like it, but need? I always thought you were a woman who knew her worth.