"Mmm… damn it, I still think you underestimate him, Duke. See here, if you really do feel friendly toward him, the best thing you can do is to offer him a glass of water. Share it with him. Understand me? Become his 'Water brother.'"
"Um. I'll think about it."
"But if you do, Duke, don't fake it. If Mike accepts your offer of water-brotherhood, he'll be dead serious about it. He'll trust you utterly, no matter what - so don't do it unless you are equally willing to trust him and stand by him, no matter how rough things get. Either all out - or don't do it."
"I understood that. That's why I said, 'I'll think about it.'"
"Okay. But don't take too long making up your mind… because I expect things to get very rough before long."
"A Stranger in a Strange Land", Robert Heinlein
"Um. I'll think about it."
"But if you do, Duke, don't fake it. If Mike accepts your offer of water-brotherhood, he'll be dead serious about it. He'll trust you utterly, no matter what - so don't do it unless you are equally willing to trust him and stand by him, no matter how rough things get. Either all out - or don't do it."
"I understood that. That's why I said, 'I'll think about it.'"
"Okay. But don't take too long making up your mind… because I expect things to get very rough before long."
"A Stranger in a Strange Land", Robert Heinlein