Arguing Effectively Quotes

“Not now, Em."
I hopped over a paver, my pace just shy of making me pant. "If not now, when?"
"How about never?"
"Yeah, that's not going to work."
He snorted with feeling. "You're operating under the misconception that I owe you anything. I don't."
Definitely touchy.
"And I didn't owe you anything when you asked about Dark Castle. But I told you how I felt anyway."
"That's on you."
We rounded a corner, heading toward the tennis court. I had no idea where he was going; maybe he simply thought he could wear me out and pull away.
"You're right." I stopped on the trail, my arms falling to my sides as I caught my breath. To hell with it. I didn't need to be chasing a man who didn't want to be bothered.
Weirdly, as if compelled, Lucian came to a halt and half turned my way to glare at me from over his wide shoulder. His body remained tense and poised to take flight once more.
"We owe each other nothing," I said, raising my voice enough to be clear over the ten feet that separated us. "But no one lives in a complete void. Your grandmother and Sal walk on eggshells around you."
Oh, but that got him. Red suffused his neck, and he stalked back my way, coming within touching distance. "You know nothing about them. Or me."
Yeah, that hurt. It shouldn't have, but it did.
"I know enough. They worry about you. They love you."
Lucian's nostrils flared. "I mean it, Emma. I do not do well with guilt trips."
"If you feel guilty, that's on you.”
― Kristen Callihan, Make It Sweet

“A couple that can argue well can also live together well. This does not mean that arguing is valued in and of itself. However, conflict is inevitable when two different people try to share their lives at many different levels. It is very important that neither is scared to speak up. It is vital that each can honestly say how they feel and what they think. Each must know that they are respected, even if disagreed with. Only in this way, can a genuine, open, and deep bond be grown between the two.”
― Donna Goddard, Touched by Love

“You think Both Sides is ill-conceived and pretentious?"
"I think it was pretty obvious that it was never going to be Ichigo, but it was what you wanted to do, so I supported you."
"You're saying it's my fault?"
"No, I'm agreeing maybe it was more your idea than mine."
"Ichigo was my idea, too. They're ALL my ideas."
"It's nice that you see it that way, and if it helps you to make a villain out of me, go for it. But if I hadn't pushed you to make Ichigo, where would you even be? You'd be one of a hundred programmers at EA working on Madden Football, if you were lucky. There aren't that many girls in our field, you know. You'd probably be working for Dov. He'd probably have you handcuffed to your desk.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

“Some people are not worth the weight of words. I do not argue with, nor do I debate with just any ol' body. I would have to respect you before I entertain either, I will leave my comment and then I will be on my way.”
― Niedria Kenny, Order in the Courtroom: The Tale of a Texas Poker Player

“Some things are compelling, but not convincing; some things are convincing, but not compelling.”
― Clifford Cohen