This has been her problem all her life: picturing other people's responses. She's too good at it. She can picture the response of anyone — other peop… - Margaret Atwood

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This has been her problem all her life: picturing other people's responses. She's too good at it. She can picture the response of anyone — other people's reactions, their emotions, their criticisms, their demands — but somehow they don't reciprocate. Maybe they can't. Maybe they lack the gift, if it is one.