I had a letter in the New York Times a couple of weeks back. Three people who read what I wrote did some sleuthing, got my number and each called to give me thanks, to express how what I put on the page had touched them. It was very gratifying. And my conversations with every one of them were uniformly less than satisfying.
Take comfort you have developed a conversational exit strategy "I've taken up enough of your time", which will leave them a true impression of your modesty. --RE
Write Good. Speak Bad.
Take comfort you have developed a conversational exit strategy "I've taken up enough of your time", which will leave them a true impression of your modesty. --RE