| He treated us as children, he told us a simplistic fairy story laced with cheap flattery. |
| Clarissa smiled her appreciation of the statement but didn't comment on her flattery anymore. |
| Like I said, I've been trying not to completely copy from her, but as they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. |
| It inverts the typical opera prologue, traditionally dedicated to monarchical flattery. |
| The type of flattery that has reached dangerous proportions today is the absurd adulation and lionization of movie stars and other celebrities. |
| So, I find myself very well rehearsed in the fine arts of etiquette, including table manners, polite conversation and flattery. |
