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"How can I shut downIf you don't open up??"

"Often in close relationships, the subject being discussed is not the subject at all."

"I saw a stop sign, and it occurred to me that just as no one expects a stop sign to stop a car, I shouldn’t expect words to substitute for experience. That’s not their job, although words certainly ca..."

"Well, it's really no use our talking in the way we have been doing if the words we use mean something different to each of us...and nothing."

"Our words are often only vague, inadequate descriptions of our thoughts. Something gets lost in translation every time we try to express our thoughts in words. And when the other person hears our word..."

"You asked me to be an open book. As I've already told you, I am. Anything you need to know about me can be found. Don't confuse me, a paperback, with a book on tape."

"remember that misuse of language can lead to miscommunication, and that miscommunication leads to everything that has ever happened in the whole of the world"

"I mean …” Dennis was saying, looking pointedly at Mave, but Mave was watching the waitress approach. Oh, life, oh, sweet, forgiven for the ice … He grabbed Mave’s wrist. There was always an emergency...."

"Words are the source of misunderstandings."

"Bridge miscommunications by talking to parents, hearing their stories, and learning how they’ve shaped yours."