| Much of the book's strength, of course, derives simply from the likableness of its hero, who, despite believing himself a murderer, remains helplessly innocent. |
| Current-day Zen writers often seem to cloud their writing with an overlay demonstrating their likableness or they entangle themselves in a scholarly snarl. |
| He answers the phone warily, as if it were always 3 a.m., as if he were on guard against his own immense likableness. |
| He hasn't lost his charm, nor has his infectious likableness diminished, even 18 years after his original arrival. |
