" Hmmf!” sniffed Vermyra. “Mirl has too much self-respect for a visit to such a place.” “Send me instead!” said Tibbet. “I have no self-respect whatever.” “Hush!” snapped Vermyra. “You should not talk like that, even in fun! One day someone whom you revere will hear you, and you will have lost your most precious possession.” “My what?” “By that, I mean your reputation!” “I will give the matter some thought,” said Tibbet. "

― Jack Vance , Ports of Call