“Can any thing, my good Sir, be more painful to a friendly mind than a necessity of communicating disagreeable intelligence? Indeed, it is sometimes difficult to determine, whether the relater or the receiver of evil tidings is most to be pitied.” MindSometimesEvilDifficultDeterminePainfulCommunicateFriendlyDisagreeableReceiverTidings Book:Complete Works of Frances Burney (Delphi Classics) Source: Complete Works of Frances Burney (Delphi Classics)
“Once I was on a plane and a woman said to me, 'Now, what's the matter with my tomatoes?' And I said, 'Well, it's a bit difficult to see from here.' She took offence and said, 'I was only trying to be friendly.'” TryingWellsSaidMatterBitsDifficultPlanesFriendlyTomatoesOffence Author:Alan Titchmarsh