Michael Reisman said this quote

Mermon's tiny black dot eyes managed to widen into larger black dots. No, no, no, Sir. I was just... curious. Curiosity is a good thing, like onion soup. But too much onion soup makes you breath smell terrible. and too much curiosity can make your whole body smell terrible, if it causes you to be dead. Veenie nodded carefully; it was a strange threat, but a threat nonetheless.

~ Michael Reisman

He wouldn't call a glass of water half full or half empty, he'd assume it was poisoned and run away.

~ Michael Reisman