I’m not good at saying “no”, and people who know me well know a “maybe” is pretty much my two syllable way of trying to say “no”. If I reply “perhaps” it’s not a definite “no”, but it’s a possibility. So now you all know this. Good thing, eh?

Maybe.

Sounds like Jennifer Higdon knows how to say “no”, though:

A concerto for tap dancer and juggler? It’s one of the occasions when composer Jennifer Higdon said “no” to a paying gig.

I read it here.