“If I am real, if I am speaking from the heart zone, the right words will come.”

—  Gerry Spence

Source: How to Argue and Win Every Time (1995), Ch. 7 : The Power of Words, p. 104
Context: If I am real, if I am speaking from the heart zone, the right words will come. They will come a spoonful at a time, in the proper mixture.

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