“Thanks, Father. You’ve been very helpful. Now I know that I was raised by an insane woman and I never knew it.”
“Yes, he’s a charmer, all right.” “Peter-” “It’s not a popularity contest, Father.” “No, it’s a loyalty contest. You accomplish exactly as much as the people who serve you decide you’ll accomplish, and nothing more. They are your power, these public servants you employ, and he’s winning their loyalty away from you. “Superficially, perhaps." “For most people, the superficial is all there is. They act on the feelings of the moment. They like him better than you.” “There’s always somebody that people like better.”
“Besides, saving you means saving the world.” “Right." “You’re the only hope." “Then good luck, world.” “I do believe that that was almost a prayer. Don’t you think so, Theresa? I think Peter said a prayer.” “Yeah, why not. Good luck, world. Amen.”
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“Yes, he’s a charmer, all right.”
“Peter-”
“It’s not a popularity contest, Father.”
“No, it’s a loyalty contest. You accomplish exactly as much as the people who serve you decide you’ll accomplish, and nothing more. They are your power, these public servants you employ, and he’s winning their loyalty away from you.
“Superficially, perhaps."
“For most people, the superficial is all there is. They act on the feelings of the moment. They like him better than you.”
“There’s always somebody that people like better.”
“Besides, saving you means saving the world.”
“Right."
“You’re the only hope."
“Then good luck, world.”
“I do believe that that was almost a prayer. Don’t you think so, Theresa? I think Peter said a prayer.”
“Yeah, why not. Good luck, world. Amen.”