Part of the skill of saying no is to shut up afterward and not babble on, offering material for an argument.

Nowadays people consider it a disgrace to admit that they are not stressed.

[after the death of a loved one] It is when there is nothing more to be done that the reality of the loss often hits with full force.

Generosity and gratitude are inseparably linked.

Being listened to should be sufficiently gratifying in itself, whether or not the advice is followed.