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“People frequently point to communication as a problem, because its easy to notice, but usually it is a symptom of an underlying problem with a relationship posture.”
― Roberta Gilbert, Extraordinary Relationships

“We hope you have not made the error of supposing that to criticize is always to disagree. (...) To agree is just as much of an exercise of critical judgment on your part as to disagree.”
― Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

“A wise politician, when asked if he were for or against Prohibition, answered: If by alcohol, you mean the dangerous drink which destroys families, than I am fully for Prohibition. But if, by alcohol, you mean noble drink which promotes good fellowship and makes every meal a pleasure, then I am against it.”
― Leil Lowndes, How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships

“It takes two to have a fight.”
― Roberta M. Gilbert, Extraordinary Relationships: A New Way of Thinking about Human Interactions