The Warlock's Companion, page 27
Al turned grave. "Not much you can do about that. But next time, if you're upset, don't come in. All right?"
Jose nodded slowly. "I promise, Al. Better not here at all, than not all here."
Al grinned. "You got it. And you still have your job."
But Jose's attention had drifted again. He was thinking that, if a robot could be independent down to its most basic programming and still be intensely loyal, maybe a person could, too. And if that was so, maybe it was possible to be really independent but still be married, after all. He whistled, and went back to his work.
Christopher Stasheff, The Warlock's Companion
