When the desired response isn't forthcoming, do we ask others to guess what we have been too angrily panicked to spell out? Or can we have a plausible second go and take seriously the thought that others are not merely wilfully misunderstanding us? #AlaindeBotton

When the desired response isn't forthcoming, do we ask others to guess what we have been too angrily panicked to spell out? Or can we have a plausible second go and take seriously the thought that others are not merely wilfully misunderstanding us? #AlaindeBotton

— English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 12, 2024