Painterly open hand reaching toward a wilted flower and fallen petals on cracked pavement.

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Stanley White

You're right, I'm wrong. Sorry. I'd like to be a nice man. I would. I just don't know how to be nice.

— Year of the Dragon

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker admits fault, apologizes and expresses a wish to be kind, then confesses that he does not know how. The repeated short sentences make the admission sound difficult to articulate. Good intentions and the ability to act on them remain painfully separate.

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