"Meet me in the middle," says the unjust man.

You take a step toward him. He takes a step back.

"Meet me in the middle," says the unjust man.

@JuliusGoat I went looking for the source of this and found a bird post 3 years ago. Is it yours, or is there another origin? Just interested. (And impressed at the effectiveness.)
@realcainmosni it’s mine; it gets around

@JuliusGoat Well it's brilliantly concise and insightful. That's the Tweet I found, so I did think it might be.

I was just a little surprised, because it has the feel of something that has been around for decades or even centuries.