|
First they say you're good, then they say
you're bad,
|
|
then they ignore you. What you really are
needs
|
|
nourishment, but it doesn't need approval.
|
|
|
"An honest guy."
—That's life!
—What's better than that?
|
| |
| |
|
"You have a book on the table that's
a gem; it's a book
I happen to know a lot about."
—Must be.
—Do you want to look at it?
|
| |
| |
|
"Mean People Rule."
—Never stop.
—Over what?
|
| |
|
|
|
"I just wish I could believe
you."
—Underneath everything.
—Those stubborn, stubborn facts.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
They're using an Appeal to Ignorance -
An argument
|
|
based on your inability to prove the opposite -
You feel
|
|
they're patronizing, or giving you
flawed advice.
|
|
|
"Good luck on
that!"
—Mostly that.
—It should add up to something.
|
| |
| |
|
"So it's a passion,
not a business."
—Even better!
—You may be missing out on something.
|
| |
| |
|
"Where is the evidence?"
—Never mind!
—What for? I'm not in show biz.
|
| |
| |
|
"Well, good luck."
[Disingenuously]
"Stay sober, now, will you?"
—Very helpful.
—You could teach me.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|