Quote by John Higham

“Okay, well, this has been enlightening and insulting, so thank you for both.”

— Tracy Ewens

“I just reminded myself that she didn't say it mean. She wasn't making fun of me. She wasn't comparing. Or criticizing.”

— Stephen Chboskyhen

“Insults fade after years of use, becoming blunt like battle-weary blades. Insults rely on probing the open wounds of shame and guilt. She had…

— Ben Galley

“For a Politeness Monitor, these responses seemed awfully terse and uncommunicative, but who was I to judge?”

— Peter Hessler

“Perhaps I had to change my idea of what an insult sounds like.”

— Gabourey Sidibe

“Those who have been insulted by ungodliness and injustice could be in a good or better position to stand for or with those that…

— Sunday Adelaja

“There are two ways to react to criticism and the wrong one is to be offended.”

— Benjamin Kane Ethridge

“Being insulted again and again it doesn't mean that you haven't self respect. It means that you value someone most.”

— Abhishek Rai

“Being told you are wrong or insulted, gives you an opportunity to practice decency and having a non-response internally.”

— Bryant McGill

“...insults were exchanged, but never conversation" (p.17).”

— Evan Thomas

“I tried my best to pretend unkind words were actually just erroneously expressed compliments, as it just made everything nicer for everybody.”

— Penny Reid

“When what you are insulted by meets what you have a strong desire to do, then that would bring you significance.”

— Sunday Adelaja