Shepherd Book: Did you ever read the works of Shan Yu?
Dr. Simon Tam: Shan Yu, the psychotic dictator?
Book: Yep. Fancied himself quite the warrior poet. Wrote volumes on war, torture...the limits of human endurance.
Simon: That’s nice...
Book: He said "Live with a man 40 years. Share his house, his meals, speak on every subject. Then tie him up and hold him over the volcano's edge. And on that day, you will finally meet the man."
Simon: What if you don't live near a volcano?
Book: I expect he was being poetical.
Simon: Sadistic crap legitimized by florid prose. Tell me you're not a fan.
Dr. Simon Tam: Shan Yu, the psychotic dictator?
Book: Yep. Fancied himself quite the warrior poet. Wrote volumes on war, torture...the limits of human endurance.
Simon: That’s nice...
Book: He said "Live with a man 40 years. Share his house, his meals, speak on every subject. Then tie him up and hold him over the volcano's edge. And on that day, you will finally meet the man."
Simon: What if you don't live near a volcano?
Book: I expect he was being poetical.
Simon: Sadistic crap legitimized by florid prose. Tell me you're not a fan.
