Patricia HighsmithI do not understand people who like to make noise; consequently I fear them, and since I fear them, I hate them.
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The statement “I do not understand people who like to make noise; consequently I fear them, and since I fear them, I hate them” is a very common saying. The first part of the sentence tells us that the speaker does not understand people who like to make noise. And, because the speaker does not understand that type of person, he or she fears them. If you feel that others should do things in a certain way, then it makes sense to act as if they are wrong if they don’t act the way you would prefer.
But, if you want to understand others, you can’t do this. You cannot change another person’s mind by insisting that he or she should do things differently than he or she actually wants to. The second part of the quote tells us that because the speaker fears those who make noise, he or she hates these people because he or she hates what they stand for.
This means that the speaker is not thinking clearly here.
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