“You still talk to Cisco?” he asked. “No. What’s your point, though? What’re you getting at?” “You don’t trust people.” I set my beer down. “Hell of an accusation.” “No, it’s not. It’s a friend’s observation. You’ll glide with a crew, but not… invest in it the same way as others. You’re introverted, maybe, an observer, definitely, but it’s more than that. You don’t like to hand out trust.” “I don’t avoid offering it, either,” I protested, a little too adamantly. I think we always push back hardest when we’re called out on the truth.
