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“Please don't compare me to a man who couldn't appreciate you for all you have to offer, Sable. The anguish in his voice - in his eyes - was real. I told you shouldn't short-change your dreams. I would make sure you had the resources you need to return to your work. Hell, I just told you to come to Malibu once you've ready-" "I'm so grateful for that. You were the one who made me see that I couldn't go back to Baton Rogue just because I craved me the love of family during a challenging time. You helped me see the consequences of compromising too much of myself, and I can't thank you enough for making me see that.”

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Book:A Nine-Month Temptation
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“Successful friendship, like successful therapy, is a balance of deference and defiance. It involves showing positive regard, but also calling people on their self-deceptions. The Buddhists have a useful phrase for unconditional positive regard: “idiot compassion,” which is the kind of empathy that never challenges people’s stories or threatens to hurt their feelings. It consoles but also conceals.”

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Book:How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
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