A talent for forgetting is necessary to maintain civility.

Her self lagged behind her anger, like a mother picking up after a destructive child.

....a crucial measure of our success in life is the way we treat one another every day of our lives.

He is a man-beast, carnivore incarnate, motivated by carnal avarice and wearing only the mask of civility.

She could sip from that cup.

It is his presumption that deters her: his belief that he has already caught Maud in his paw.

Whether in business or in life, you can be civil and get ahead. Whatever your age or circumstance, you can master civility. So what are you doing today to connect with others? What kind of legacy are you leaving? Are you lifting people up or holding them down?
In each moment we get to choose who we want to be.
Who do you want to be?

When civility is illusory, war is inevitable.