“A criticism is just a really bad way of making a request...so just make the request.”
“Love makes requests, not demands.”
“Requesting permission from someone to be honest is really a way of accusing the other person of being so demanding or overbearing that you couldn't be honest all along.”
“Or is it this: To be sick and send away the comforters, and to make friends of the deaf, who never hear your requests?”
“Just a donation request to support the brave public servants of Los Angeles during this time of budgetary shortfalls.”
“Could you just go downstairs and lock up the headless body first, please?" It’s reasonable request.”