Status Updates From Tsalmoth (Vlad Taltos, #16)

Just so you're clear, no, I knew it wasn't my fault. I was doing that thing where you say something you know isn't true. We call lying. It's a useful skill because if you do it right, it can get you out of more jams than it gets you into. Barely.

Sometimes the right thing to do is nothing. I hate those times

there was no way I was gonna make it outta 2025 alive without rereading a Vlad Taltos novel