The Blinding Knife - Pg 115

   What Teia realized was that the women were deeply appealing because because they were honest and powerful. And those two things were wed inextricably together. They said, I am the best in the world at what I do, and I cannot do everything. Those two statements, held together, gave them the security to face any challenge. If her own strengths couldn't surmount an obstacle, her team's strengths could--and she was unembarrassed about asking for help where she needed it because she knew that what she brought to the team would be equally valuable in some other situation.