" One needs to amuse oneself on occasion. Company is so very rare these days.’ ‘So when it arrives,’ Antsy snapped, ‘you treat it like dirt? Do you think maybe there’s a connection atwixt the two, you hoary lich?’ ‘Like dirt? I think not. More like…with amiable contempt.’ ‘You got a few things to learn about people, Jaghut.’ ‘Undoubtedly, Sergeant Antsy. Alas, I find myself disinclined to make any effort in that direction.’ ‘Oh? And what direction do you make your efforts in?’ ‘When I discover one I will let you know, if it proves of any interest – to either me or, of course, you. "

― Steven Erikson , The Complete Malazan Book of the Fallen