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Quotes About Misunderstanding

Guess Mom's taking the day off," Corey said as we drew close enough to see the sheriff's SUV in the drive. "Considering she thinks you're dead, I'd imagine she's taking a lot of days off," I said.
~ Kelley Armstrong
Someone yelled something downstairs, and I said, "Come on," suddenly realizing I really didn't want to be found with Rafe in Daniel's bedroom, however innocent the explanation.
~ Kelley Armstrong
Rafe took his time, still checking out the room. He gestured at a pile of textbooks on the floor. "What's he use those for? Weight lifting?" "If you showed up in class more often, you wouldn't be asking that. Daniel's not a dumb jock." "No kidding." He leaned over to read the titles. "Pre-law? Please tell me those belong to his older brothers.
~ Kelley Armstrong
So, you wanted to get to know me…" he said. I laughed, and the fuzzy feeling evaporated. "Um, no, I don't think I ever said that. " "Close enough. Here's your chance. Ask me anything and I'll reply with relative honesty.
~ Kelley Armstrong
Do you know what that word meant? The one she called me?" She shook her head. "No idea. I don't even know if it's Navajo. She may have lived with them, but she's white. The language is nearly impossible for an outsider to learn." "Calling me a witch, too." I shook my head. "At least give me a chance to earn it first.
~ Kelley Armstrong
She stalked off ahead. Daniel shrugged at me, then went back to collect Corey and Hayley. I caught up to Sam. "Don't," she said. "Just don't, okay?" "I was only going to say that we need to head that way." I pointed. "Right." A soft, choked laugh. "Kind of ruins the dramatic effect if I'm storming off in the wrong direction, doesn't it?
~ Kelley Armstrong
You're a witch-hunter. I'm a witch. Hate to break it to you, Daniel, but if you're a witch-hunter? You're doing it wrong." He gave me a sidelong smile. "Maybe it's not that kind of hunting." "Then you're definitely doing it wrong.
~ Kelley Armstrong
We aren't getting married to save on labor, Mr. Creed.' Evie's glower could have burned through a sequoia. Twice. 'I, for one, am offended you think we're marriage mercenaries.
~ Kelly Eileen Hake
Odio cuando la gente me tiene lastima.
~ Kelly Link
You never get cheered for telling people the situation is not as simple as they think.
~ Ken Follett
Macke went to the door. He looked at the three women: the maid, the wife, and the daughter. "All this trouble," he said, "for the sake of an eight-year-old moron. I will never understand you people.
~ Ken Follett
Tôt ou tard, toute femme indépendante se fait traiter de sorcière.
~ Ken Follett
A friendly Londoner gave him a rapid stream of detailed instructions, every word of which he found completely incomprehensible. He thanked the man and walked out of the station.
~ Ken Follett
But I remember one thing: it wasn't me that started acting deaf, it was people that first started acting like I was too dumb to hear or see or say anything at all.
~ Ken Kesey
My friend, that, as anyone can see, is not a hotel; it's a depot.
~ Ken Kesey
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~ Ken Kesey
I don't understand you. You don't understand me. What else do we have in common?
~ Ashleigh Brilliant
There can be nothing more baffling in a human relationship than silence, the dark loom of doubts and questions unexpressed.
~ Wallis Simpson
The same passions in man and woman nonetheless differ in tempo; hence man and woman do not cease misunderstanding one another.
~ Friedrich Nietzsche
& all your friends telling you stories that you often misinterpret and taint all the images of yo Mr Perfect
~ Drake
What was a really private and nice relationship was judged and made to be something ugly.
~ Marla Maples
I was making love to my wife the other night, I looked up. She was on the phone.
~ Rodney Dangerfield
It's a funny relationship that makeup artists have. I always feel kind of like a dentist. People look at me and think of pain.
~ Rick Baker
Without good communication, a relationship is merely a hollow vessel carrying you along on a frustrating journey fraught with the perils of confusion, projection, and misunderstanding.
~ Cherie Carter-Scott