However a man who was honest and clever was always, ALWAYS more difficult to scam than someone who was both dishonest and clever. Sincerity. It was so difficult , by definition, to fake.
Entropy shakes its angry fist at you for being clever enough to organize the world. (p 2)
If you are anything like me --- Clever, fond of goat cheese, and devilishly handsome --- then you have undoubtedly read many books.
The problem with being clever, Serene thought with a sigh, is that everyone assumes you're always planning something.