When those closest to us respond to events differently than we do, when they seem to see the same scene as part of a different play, when they say things that we could not imagine saying in the same circumstances, the ground on which we stand seems to tremble and our footing is suddenly unsure.


You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation (1990)

Deborah Tannen Quotes

When those closest to us respond to events differently than we do, when they seem to see the same scene as part of a different play, when they say...

When those closest to us respond to events differently than we do, when they seem to see the same scene as part of a different play, when they say...

When those closest to us respond to events differently than we do, when they seem to see the same scene as part of a different play, when they say...

When those closest to us respond to events differently than we do, when they seem to see the same scene as part of a different play, when they say...