“C’mon, Tullio,” Pino said. “There’s got to be some trick I’m—” “There is no trick,” Tullio said, sobering. “Number one thing? Listen.” “Listen?” “To the girl,” Tullio said, exasperated. “Most guys don’t listen. They just start blabbing on about themselves. Women need to be understood. So listen to what they say and compliment them on how they look, or sing, or whatever. Right there—listening and complimenting—you’re ahead of eighty percent”
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Mark T. Sullivan,
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
