" As we were walking back to his, I asked him to pay me a compliment.

'No,' he said. 'I am terrible at it.'

This was not what I wanted to hear, but you're supposed to give people a chance. 'Try.'

'I don't know what to say.'

'You like me because I am...'

He spluttered and flailed until he said, 'I like you because you're spirited.'

'Like a horse.'

'No! That's not what I mean. I mean, you're forceful.'

'Like a rapist horse. "

― , You Ruin It When You Talk