I'm sorry," says Linus.
"Don't be sorry," I say, almost aggressively. "You didn't say anything."
Which is true. He didn't say anything. He stopped mid-sentence.
Except that stopping mid-sentence is the worst thing people can do. It's, like, partially aggressive, because you can't take issue with anything they've said. You have to take issue with what you think they were going to say.
Which they then deny.
"Don't be sorry," I say, almost aggressively. "You didn't say anything."
Which is true. He didn't say anything. He stopped mid-sentence.
Except that stopping mid-sentence is the worst thing people can do. It's, like, partially aggressive, because you can't take issue with anything they've said. You have to take issue with what you think they were going to say.
Which they then deny.
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