Mindy Kaling - Names Quotes

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For heaven's sake, if you don't know someone's name, just pretend you do. Do that thing everyone else does, where you vaguely say, Nice to see you! and make weak eye contact.

Mindy Kaling

I don't think it should be socially acceptable for people to say they are bad with names. No one is bad with names. That is not a real thing. Not knowing people's names isn't a neurological condition; it's a choice. You choose not to make learning people's names a priority. It's like saying, Hey, a disclaimer about me: I'm rude.

Mindy Kaling

When I was twenty-five, I went on exactly four dates with a much older guy whom I'll call Peter Parker. I'm calling him Peter Parker because the actual guy's name was also alliterative, and because, well, it's my book and I'll name a guy I dated after Spider-Man's alter ego if I want to.

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