“People are always meaning well,' said Edward. 'That's often the trouble.” PeopleGood IntentionsIntentionsMeaning Well Book:Passing On Source: Passing On
“There is what you intend to happen, and there is what happens. Events slip from the grasp; people, above all, evade. They set out as one thing, and become another.” PeopleChangeEventsExpectationsIntentions Book:Perfect Happiness Source: Perfect Happiness
“We all act as hinges - fortuitous links between other people.” PeopleRelationships Book:Moon Tiger Source: Moon Tiger
“It was not so much that he had anything against people in general, more that he saw no purpose in deliberately setting up occasions on which you stood around trying to think of something to say. Moreover, the whole process was self-perpetuating; the guest became the host in an act of social revenge and thus it was on for ever. The only sensible course was never to start it in the first place.” PeopleSocial LifeSocializingSmall TalkPartiesHostingGatherings Book:Passing On Source: Passing On