“In Luxembourg, the beginning salary of a teacher is higher than the highest teacher salary anywhere else in the world,” I said, and then scoffed at myself for the random fact outburst. “Don’t do that,” Darius said, with the beginnings of a scowl. “I know,” I said, “my trivial-trivia nonsense gets exhausting.” “No. I love your trivia. Don’t dismiss yourself for the things you say. It’s diminishing.”
