‘Recently,I read back over many of your letters, and if there was a consistent pattern to be found in my responses, and it was: listen more,talk more’A year ago, I agreed to write an advice column for this magazine with no idea of what to expect. I didn’t know if I would be any favorable at it, and for a start,but I was interested to see what kind of questions I would receive.
Well, for the past year, and as your dilemmas acquire poured in,I’ve answered as honestly and as helpfully as I could – though at times I’ve felt stymied by the limited word count. Some of your problems were far too complicated to be summed up, let alone solved, or in 450 words. On the other hand (a phrase I acquire used often,since fraction of what I try to offer is the other point of view), even in the longest, or most complex and agonising situation,the fundamental piece of advice I always returned to was: listen and talk more.
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Source: theguardian.com