I regret. I apologize. I blame myself. I continue as before.
To avoid taking responsibility, I become unresponsive but hang on until the other person leaves me.
If you have no power, talk about your influence. If you have power, talk about the constraints that hem you in.
We often disguise our reflexes as deliberate actions.
A work of art is an echo chamber which repeats what people say about it.
Drunks do not have friends, but accomplices.