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Was it malice or stupidity?
Doha had found that the motivation for most confusing attributes of other people could be classified into one of those two categories.
Someone cutting in a line? Either they were too oblivious to notice the queue (stupidity—unaware of one’s surroundings) or simply didn’t care that they were inconveniencing others (malice—a prioritization of the self above others).
So, in the case of Renee refusing to call him by his preferred name, Doha had quickly inferred that she w
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― The Paragon
― The Paragon
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His shyness was quickly mistaken for arrogant aloofness, and his schoolmates began to shun him which simply added to his shyness.
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― Summertime and Short Stories
― Summertime and Short Stories
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