No thanks are necessary, of course. I simply make it a point to identify lovely things when I see them.

I think that, out of all the Sins, Pride might be the most wrongly named as one. If people did not have confidence in themselves, take pride in their work--I highly doubt humanity would have even gotten so far as to crawl out of the primordial sludge.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, of course. And more than that, beauty is a feeling, an idea. And once you start feeling more proud of yourself, others will follow suit--you can count on that. Anyone who says different--including sweet Mother Dearest--deserve to be put in their place. Perhaps one day you will have the confidence to do just that. Won't you?

[He smiles brightly and feigns shyness.] Guys like me? You flatter me, truly.