“It is a lovely oddity of human nature that a person is more inclined to interrupt two people in conversation than one person alone with a book.”
― Rules of Civility
― Rules of Civility
“As a quick aside, let me observe that in moments of high emotion....if the next thing you're going to say makes you feel better, then it's probably the wrong thing to say. This is one of the finer maxims that I've discovered in life. And you can have it, since it's been of no use to me.”
― Rules of Civility
― Rules of Civility
“If you could relive one year in your life, which one would it be? [...] The upcoming one.”
― Rules of Civility
― Rules of Civility
“Really. Is there anything nice to be said about other people's vacations? I balled up the letter and threw it in the trash.”
― Rules of Civility
― Rules of Civility
“...be careful when choosing what you're proud of--because the world has every intention of using it against you.”
― Rules of Civility
― Rules of Civility
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