Sure, people talk about all kinds of stuff at the office, but surely everyone has better things to do than sound like they're auditioning for Fox News. Emily Yoffe More Quotes by Emily Yoffe More Quotes From Emily Yoffe I've never gotten a letter where I thought I knew the person. But I have heard from people who think they know the letter writer. Emily Yoffe letterspeoplethinking I agree that not responding, and blocking his email, is the way to deal with the man you hope falls silent again. Emily Yoffe blockmenfall You can't get a guarantee from everyone who appears in personal photographs that they will forever remain warm presences in one's life or sweet memories. Emily Yoffe foreversweetmemories There are some people who do not have a wild past because being wild would make them terribly self-conscious and uncomfortable. Emily Yoffe selfpeoplepast Anyone who marries gets no guarantee that their partner, no matter what they vow, will always keep that promise. Emily Yoffe guarantees-thatmatterpromise Sometimes people have a wild past because they have an essentially wild nature, and that's how they plan to go through life. Sometimes such people settle into happy monogamy, and can be content there because they never have to wonder, "What did I miss?" Emily Yoffe missingpeoplepast The human heart is a mysterious and sometimes dark place. Emily Yoffe mysteriousdarkheart Children need adult men in their lives. Emily Yoffe adultsmenchildren Keep in mind that when you tell people to come see you, they might not get the idea about when it's time to leave. Emily Yoffe mindpeopleideas As far as types preferring other types, people of the same type can understand each others' perspective very well, but also drive each other crazy because they see their flaws magnified. Emily Yoffe perspectivecrazypeople If you look at books that describe the 16 personality types, you can see how different they are from each other. Emily Yoffe differentpersonalitybook It's just not right to make an innocent child suffer because of the father's misdeeds. Emily Yoffe sufferingfatherchildren If you think a caregiver has an active substance abuse problem, that person should never be entrusted with your child. Emily Yoffe abusechildrenthinking I try to direct people in distress to the right resources, where they can get comprehensive help. I've heard from many people that simply putting down in a letter what is going on in their lives is therapeutic in and of itself. Emily Yoffe letterstryingpeople I do feel haunted by some of the letters and the suffering people have endured. But I keep in mind that the people who write to me know that I am a journalist and an on-line advice columnist, not a social service professional. Emily Yoffe writingadvicepeople My inbox [showed me] how much pain there is in the world. I appreciated hearing from people, but it was hard to know I couldn't do anything. Emily Yoffe painpeopleworld The sadness from reading letters that you know you can't help because it's a person who's in extremis and their problems are not soluble by an advice column. Emily Yoffe sadnessreadingadvice The world's full of victims and the world's full of terrible perpetrators and I want them identified and caught. Emily Yoffe victimwantworld When my daughter left for college, I lost my in-house consultant to youth culture. There's just stuff I don't get. And there's something kind of pathetic about someone my age trying to pretend she gets it, so I don't try to pretend. Emily Yoffe daughtercollegehouse I have this wonderful capacity just to walk away from my mistakes and not dwell on them. Emily Yoffe capacitymistakewonderful
