Lydia DavisI am simply not interested, at this point, in creating narrative scenes between characters.
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I am simply not interested, at this point, in creating narrative scenes between characters. This quote is a response to the criticism that he was "too busy" writing stories. It's also an excellent way to show your disinterest in something without saying it outright. This is especially useful if you're trying to get out of doing something you don't want to do.
If someone asks you to do something at work that they'd like you to do but you're not interested, you can say it's "not my thing" (and they'll never press the issue). But if you say it's "not my thing," it will be read as a flat-out refusal.
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