" Him,” he points. “With the blue Chucks.” “Unacceptable.” “Pourquoi?” “He’s barn owl-y.” “Fine. Inkblot T-Shirt?” “Pretentious.” “So? I love pretentious people!” “Why?” “They try so hard to be interesting, you don’t have to do any work. "

― J.C. Lillis , How to Repair a Mechanical Heart (Mechanical Hearts, #1)