They do desire the cut of truth. —Natalie Goldberg 24 Jia had called me, and she didn’t sound very happy to talk to me. In my slightly (more like, very) intoxicated state, I wasn’t prepared to handle an angry teenager. “Hello, Jia,” I slurred. “I need to talk to you,” she repeated. “So you said.”...
—Henry David Thoreau 15 On my way to work the next morning, I called my dad. No answer. As I was leaving the message, my call-waiting kicked in, but I missed the call. I left a message for Dad, telling him I needed to consult him on a case, and headed into work. When I got to the unit, the plac...