Quotes of: Conversation Keyword

My doctor says I must not have any serious conversation after seven [o'clock]. It makes me talk in my sleep.

An Ideal Husband

What if the saboteurs come while he’s standing there pissing on our truck?” “Then he’s in trouble.” Conversation between two Gestapo Officers The Informer by Steen Langstrup

The Informer

I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.

Johnsonian Miscellanies - Vol II

Intelligent people, as some say, in their openness, are indeed slow to criticize, but conversely, in their openness to the concerns of others, the genuine are slow to fret about being criticized.

Killosophy

Be a good listener. With rapt attention, let every communication or conversation you have with your mentor, friends or even strangers be well understood.

Shaping the dream

Do you think you could stop crying for a minute? It makes conversation a bit difficult.

The Mysterious Mr. Ross

How can you read and talk at the same time?” I asked. “Well, I usually can’t, but neither the book nor the conversation is particularly intellectually challenging.

Looking for Alaska

Moreover it is easier, in the informality of conversation, to achieve that excitement and incoherence which is the true eloquence of love.

Les Liaisons Dangereuses

There is something hugely civilised about allowing long pauses in a conversation. Very few people can stand that kind of silence.

And the Land Lay Still

Am I really standing here, conversing with a bloody unicorn?" Tiffy was certain her mind had finally left the building.

Lucky Number Six

I threw an etiquette party and served nothing but beans and sparkling water. The topic of conversation was ‘excuse me’.

Some Inspiration for the Overenthusiastic

He's never quite got the trick of conversation, tending to hear in dissenting views, however mild, a kind of affront, an invitation to mortal combat.

Saturday

Among the Igbo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten.

Things Fall Apart

Faith, for me, isn't an argument, a catechism, a philosophical “proof.” It is instead a lens, a way of experiencing life, and a willingness to act.

Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion

To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the music the words make.

Truman Capote: Conversations

Look lak we done run our conversation from grass roots tuh pine trees.

Their Eyes Were Watching God

I possess the faculty of enjoying the company of those I - of my friends as well in silence as in conversation.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Like many human beings, he took the least sign of conversation as his cue to make noise.

The Poisonwood Bible

Talking to them was like being placed into conversational purgatory, with no hope of being released without significant damage to one's self-esteem.

Prom and Prejudice

Certainly, he was the only one in the room who'd actually engaged Dante in direct conversation and informed the Poet he was an ass.

The Prince

Chivalry, stimulating conversations, everything is said to be a lost art nowadays. But nothing is a lost art, unless it’s a sunken statue—in a river of lava.

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