I haven't got the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author admits he does not know how to change people but keeps a list of those he might try to change.
- In plain terms
- Sedaris jokes that he has a list of people he wants to change even though he does not know how.
- What can you take from it?
- People often wish to change others without having a plan.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who do you wish you could change?
- Do you ever try to fix others?
Another view
The joke implies a desire to control others that may not be acknowledged seriously.
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