[Sal catches that delay. A second can be pretty noticeable, and Sal has spent a lot of time watching and observing from the sidelines. He wonders if maybe sometimes his complimentary nature can be too much for strangers. Or maybe Dante doesn't hear it enough. Clearly this means Sal has to make sure he does. Like with George, who doesn't seem used to "thank you"s.]

People's lives are definitely more important than non-living collateral damage. I'm sure even they don't actually realize it, they're grateful. The unhappy just happen to be the loudest. It's like when you turn on the news you only hear about the bad stuff, and it makes the world seem like a bad place. But there's good stuff going on you're just not hearing about, you know?