Vi Avellaneda Ramirez

“Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears.
"After all this time?"
"Always," said Snape.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“We might still believe a negative story about our opponent, and we will continue to disagree about many things. But usually, relationships make it harder to dismiss and dehumanize other people.”
― Amanda Ripley, High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out

“One fundamental lesson for anyone who wants to cultivate healthy conflict is to complicate the narrative early and often.”
― Amanda Ripley, High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out

“In his head, he’d ask himself three questions: Does it need to be said? If the answer was yes, then he’d ask himself: Does it need to be said by me? And if still yes: Does it need to be said by me right now? It was surprising how often the answer was No.”
― Amanda Ripley, High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out