Miscommunication Quotes

Between two brains, there will always be misunderstandings and lies caused by parasitic smells, drafts and poor-quality reception.

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

Words are the source of misunderstandings.

Antoine De Saint Exupery

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. And then there was love. And then there was another emergency. That was the sandwiching of it. Emergency. Love. Emergency. “I mean, it’s not as if you’ve been dozing off,” Dennis was saying, his voice reaching her now, high and watery. “I mean, correct me if I’m wrong,” he said, “but I don’t think I’ve been having this conversation alone.” He tightened his grip. “I mean, have I?

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 can be misused in that way. The job of words is to direct us toward experience, to round out experience, to facilitate experience, and to give us ways to share at least pale shadows of that experience with those we love. And the job of words is to help us learn to be — and act — human.

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

Sharon Salzberg

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

Ana Claudia Antunes