Joan

“We naturally like what we have been accustomed to, and are attracted towards it. [...] The same is the case with those opinions of man to which he has been accustomed from his youth; he likes them, defends them, and shuns the opposite views.”
― Maimonides, The Guide for the Perplexed

“Never start a sentence with the words 'No offense.”
― Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project

“I hate the way, once you start to know someone, care about them, their behavior can distress you, even when it's unreasonable and not your fault, even if you were really trying to be careful, tactful.”
― Tanith Lee, Wolf Star

“Manners without sincerity, is called polite society”
― Josh Stern, And That’s Why I’m Single