# Quote — Richard Morgan, Altered Carbon

> “You’re being a lot less courteous than befits a man in your situation.” I thought that underneath the cool I could detect a ragged edge in her voice. Despite her much vaunted self-control, Reileen Kawahara wasn’t much better at coping with disrespect that Bancroft, General MacIntyre, or any other creature of power I’d had dealings with. “Your life is in danger, and I am in a position to safeguard it.”
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> “My life’s been in danger before,” I told her. “Usually as a result of some piece of shit like you making large-scale decisions about how reality ought to be run.”

- Author: [Richard Morgan](https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-morgan.md)
- Book: [Altered Carbon](https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-morgan/altered-carbon.md)
- Page: 319
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