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Some misunderstandings are hard to cure.

I have to be clear with myself and very conscious of what I am trying to say. Misunderstandings will always take place; it's unavoidable.

To be misunderstood can be the writer's punishment for having disturbed the reader's peace. The greater the disturbance, the greater the possibility of misunderstanding.

Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.

I have suffered from being misunderstood, but I would have suffered a hell of a lot more if I had been understood.

I have nothing to explain. As for being misunderstood, I have grown accustomed to that.

I want to block some common misunderstandings about 'understanding': In many of these discussions one finds a lot of fancy footwork about the word 'understanding.'

I like being misunderstood.

We have self-centered minds which get us into plenty of trouble. If we do not come to understand the error in the way we think, our self-awareness, which is our greatest blessing, is also our downfall.

To understand is to forgive, even oneself.