" Paranoid?” she inquired solicitously. “Getting more so by the minute. Having Mad Emperor Yuri in my family tree doesn’t help a bit. I’m always wondering if I’m starting to come down with his disease. Can you be paranoid about being paranoid?” She smiled sweetly. “If anyone can, it’s you. "

― Lois McMaster Bujold , Brothers in Arms (Vorkosigan Saga, #5)