Special Gifts, Devices, and Techniques : Page 127

If you yourself are the butt of hurtful teasing, I know no surer way for turning away the "razz" than the soft answer. Honest humility truly seems to me the most powerful solvent of ill will, the best answer to most of the reproaches of our fellow men. If you cannot turn the tables on the teaser, if you are not witty enough, or if the subject is too delicate, then use the I-give-up approach. If you are teased for growing bald and it hurts you, simply say, "Yes, every time I look in the mirror I see the hairline receding — and believe me, it does not feel good. I don't blame you for wanting to tease me. I know my baldness looks terrible." This, I maintain, will soon stop the teasing.