I have a friend who broke off relations with her in-laws for several years: "I told them that if they talked about me in a certain insulting way again, I would stop speaking to them. ... If you can't head off an insult, you can at least ask, "Why are you telling me this?" or "How do you think your telling me this will make me feel?"
――九州大学 前期日程 (2月25日実施)――2005年