"What I do to you!"
"Be quiet, Jordan."
"Listen, Gabby—"
"Be quiet."
They walked in uneasy silence for a few minutes. Then Gabby stopped and faced him. Her dark eyes were severe, and her body, usually so relaxed and easy, was very straight. "You're destructive," she said. "You like to destroy people."
"The hell I do."
"Yes. It didn't just happen that time at Princeton. You haven't changed. You're still that boy from the wrong side of the tracks, jealous and envious of everybody. You can't feel equal to anyone unless you've torn him down first."
"You're wrong. I'm fighting to hold everything together."
"It's what you think, but it isn't true. You tear everything apart. You attack. You destroy. You may not realize it, but you do. You must have many enemies."
A chill numbed Lennox. He fought it off. "I can't bring any to mind off-hand."