Brandon SandersonYou're a very difficult person to manipulate, you know."" Nonsense, " he said. "You just have to promise me that I won't have to do a thing, and then I'll do anything you want."" Anything?"" Anything that doesn't require doing anything."" That's nothing, then."" Is it?"" Yes."" Well, that's something.
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The person who is difficult to manipulate is not someone who is difficult to manipulate, but rather someone who can take care of himself and make his own choices.
Source: Warbreaker
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