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| 03bbef5 | Rich people show their appreciation through favors. When everyone you know has more money than they know what to do with, money stops being a useful transactional tool. So instead you offer favors. Deals. Quid pro quos. Things that involve personal involvement rather than money. Because when you're that rich, your personal time is your limiting factor. | wealth socioeconomics upper-class quid-pro-quo rich-people | John Scalzi | |
| 8b5a4e7 | ...and no man gave you a fur coat without expecting to receive something in return. Except for one's husband, of course, who expected nothing beyond modest gratitude. | romance quid-pro-quo marriage-advice | Kate Atkinson |