His lines had been honed over centuries, passed down through generations, for poor people needed certain lines; the script was always the same, and they had no option but to beg for mercy.

You'd be surprised how difficult it is to ask alms of a stranger when you've never done it before, what a psychological barrier separates the honest man from the panhandler. ("Dusk To Dawn")

It takes money to make money, even begging. Humans are herd animals. If a stranger__ bleeding to death beside the road, most people won__ stop to offer a Band-Aid. But get the ball rolling with a couple Good Samaritans, and before you know it you__e got more eager philanthropists than you know what to do with.

Begging is much more difficult than it looks. Contrary to popular belief, it__ a high art form that takes years of dedicated practice to master.

It is safer to beg than to take, but it is finer to take than to beg.

You__e practically begging for it, aren__ you?_ he murmured.__o.__is chuckle rasped over her senses. __ like begging, Reagan._____ not going to beg.__e was silent for a moment, his fingers still playing, and she wondered if she__ said the wrong thing. Then he said softly, __amn.