“Elizabeth looked up at Frask, stunned. **She supposed it took a certain type of skill to be able to say exactly the wrong thing at exactly the wrong time**. Maybe that was a prerequisite for a position in Personnel—**a certain clunky, cheerful cluelessness that gave one the ability to insult the bereaved**.” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], **Source** -- [[202504161455 - B - Lessons in Chemistry]]