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Quotes About Banter

Or when you're with me, either," Callie said, tossing her head teasingly.
~ Franklin W. Dixon
I love winding up Geoffrey Boycott.
~ Jonathan Agnew
I quite like winding up other competitive people. I enjoy that.
~ Rob Beckett
Wijnaldum always tries to do some jokes inside the dressing room. He's always winding people up. He always tries to speak in Portuguese or Spanish with us and dancing.
~ Philippe Coutinho
Playing with me again," he teased. "Don't you worry that you're biting off more than you can chew, little girl?" "Aren't you?" she asked. He groaned. "I know I am." And she laughed at him. As
~ Robyn Carr
Dude, I thought you were gonna stay on your side!" he complained. "That's so sweet," I called. "Who was the big spoon?" "Shut up, Faulkner," Austin grumbled.
~ Robyn Schneider
On en a donc rigolé comme des cornichons.
~ Louis-Ferdinand Celine
I like parting shots; you can't take them seriously and they're often pretty funny.
~ Amy Hempel
Hey, think fast!' I just looked at Fave as he chucked the basketball at me with possibly the worst overhand throw I'd ever seen. It landed to my far right, then bounced past me, banging against my dad's truck. 'Do you have a vision problem of something?' I asked him. 'Just keeping you on your toes,' he replied
~ Sarah Dessen
Nice bird, asshole!
~ Scott Lynch
At least you didn't need to change your breeches." He glanced up again instantly, pinning her eyes with his, his own suddenly gone lambent. "Now why didn't I think of that? Would it inspire you to ravish me?
~ Johanna Lindsey
Sarge, mr. Nurd here is threatening to turn me to jelly." "really?" said Sarge. "what flavor?
~ John Connolly
It was the kind of bar where everybody knew your name, as long as your name was 'Motherfucker'.
~ John Connolly
Our family were very quick to laugh at each other.
~ Greg Davies
I don't have a very quick sense of humor.
~ Florenz Ziegfeld
I love the language of, you know, the old black country man with a blues guitar and... boots and the quick banter.
~ James McBride
I find myself to be quite sarcastic, and I wouldn't want to be with someone who didn't get that.
~ Andreja Pejic
The Australians are a weird bunch - until the cricket starts they're really friendly, saying 'good luck' all the time, but the moment the cricket begins they have a real go at you.
~ Nasser Hussain
You could be a gambler. A thief, for all I know. Besides—" He captured her hand and stopped her from walking on, holding her in place. "Besides what, you insufferable prude?" "Prude, eh? Do you need another kiss to remind you what a prude I am?" "Don't you dare." "Then don't call me names." "You started it.
~ Gaelen Foley
Do youmind?" she clipped out suddenly with a fine, cultured accent like frosted glass. His gaze flicked up from her chest to her blazing eyes. "So, you can talk." "Obviously." "Too bad," he drawled. "I thought I just found the perfect woman.
~ Gaelen Foley
I wish I had the ability to crack wise, generally. You know, without getting punched. There's no way I could do it while getting beaten up. Definitely.
~ Guy Pearce
He who has provoked the lash of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.
~ James Boswell
I am a passionate devotee of the Howard Hawks' screwball comedies of the 1930s and the 1940s, where I think that the relations between men and women were at their civilized height in terms of banter and exchange of wit and equality.
~ Allison Pearson
People are always saying, 'You use irony,' and it's like, actually, we don't use irony: we use wit and playfulness and irreverence.
~ Giles Deacon