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I've learned that innocent questions often mask malevolent intent.
I'm not upset with you, life, I'm confused I'm troubled by your innocent questions.
They asked perfectly innocent questions and parted with the invitation to come again.
The first reaction is usually shock, followed by innocent questions: Did you drive a tank?
More pernicious are the seemingly innocent questions which lead to a declaration of lifestyle.
No longer the sexy young thing who had to adopt "a slightly defensive posture when men asked her superficially innocent questions on public transportation.
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"It's an innocent question.
This is not an innocent question.
Now, faced with Mark's innocent question, I hedged.
And I said, 'Tell me about the time you first met Mum,' thinking it was a fairly innocent question.
You don't know how your seemingly innocent question might cause someone grief, pain, stress or frustration.
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