“It was also horribly embarrassing, and the fact that none of them knew she could sense their emotions only made it worse. It was as if she stood outside their windows, listening to whispered conversations they’d never meant to share with her, and the fact that she had no choice – that she could no longer not sense the feelings of those about her – only made her feel perversely guilty when she did.”

“It was also horribly embarrassing, and the fact that none of them knew she could sense their emotions only made it worse. It was as if she stood outside their windows, listening to whispered conversations they’d never meant to share with her, and the fact that she had no choice – that she could no longer not sense the feelings of those about her – only made her feel perversely guilty when she did.”

— David Weber