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Quotes About Communication

Stop flirting. With you, every sentence is an offer. "And with you, every sentence is a challenge.
~ Karen Hawkins
Fighting lets ye both say wha' needs to be said. Just be sure you fight clean, and dinna bring up old hurts or blame one another.
~ Karen Hawkins
Stop looking as if you'd like to toss me from the window. Give me a hug, and go on to your dinner guest.
~ Karen Hawkins
I suppose you heard him yelling as the doctor set his leg. I never knew there were so many rude words in the English language. Or French, German, Italian, Latin,or....there was another language I didn't quite recognize. Greek.
~ Karen Hawkins
If there's one thing you taught me, it's to never trust an answer that's actually another question.
~ Karen Hawkins
When you get to Lady Kincaid's house, don't leave until you've had a chance to talk to the man, even if you have to drag him by the ear. It may take a bit of persistence. Sophie grinned, feeling better already. That I have in abundance.
~ Karen Hawkins
By Ra, you're an impertinent, saucy—" "Careful, Hurst. We just kissed, so according to you, I shall now interpret every thing you say in a very negative manner and might burst into tears and run shrieking off to a convent.
~ Karen Hawkins
Never underestimate the importance of what a woman says in bed. It's one of the few places they will tell you exactly what they are thinking.
~ Karen Hawkins
The other animals. When she didn't reply, he sighed, frustration on his face. They have - what you say - hop, hop. And they have the- He put his hand behind his head and made a 'V' then wiggled his fingers. Ah! You mean hares.
~ Karen Hawkins
Ye'll wish a bath this evening, and while I don't mind servin' as yer cook, I'm not washin' yer back. I won't ask if of you, I promise.
~ Karen Hawkins
Jane?" She lifted her brows. "Yes?" "If you so much as hum one word, I shall stuff one of your gloves into your mouth." "Tsk,tsk."She assumed an exaggerated sad look."It's like that,is it?
~ Karen Hawkins
Women prefer to draw blood using words. It can cause just as much havoc, but it doesn't stain the carpet.
~ Karen Hawkins
Numbers people don't like being rushed, so back off.
~ Karen Hawkins
It is a foolish man who apologizes without reason.
~ Karen Hawkins
One should never ask a man questions about his personal life. He just might answer and then you, my dear, would have to listen.
~ Karen Hawkins
Me mam, bless her soul, tol' me tha' was the worst thing ye could be to a man—convenient.
~ Karen Hawkins
Men never understand that all a woman truly wants is a man who will listen.Understand.Pay her bills.And,of course,love her madly even when her hips wide due to an unfortunate addiction to bon bons. - Lady Jersey to Mrs.Cowper,as the two watched dancers waltz at Almack's.
~ Karen Hawkins
An uncle?" Christian looked from his brother, to his sister-in-law. "But…how?" Prudence laughed, Beth chiming in. Tristan shook his head ruefully. "I will explain it to you later." "No, no! I didn't mean that! I just—when did this happen? How long have you known?
~ Karen Hawkins
Antagonism in my family comes wrapped in layers of code, sideways feints, full deniability. I believe the same can be said of many families.
~ Karen Joy Fowler
Over the years I've come to feel that the way people respond to us has less to do with what we've done and more to do with who they are.
~ Karen Joy Fowler
An attack on SeaWorld might mean a bomb, or it might mean graffiti and glitter and a cream pie in the face. The government doesn't always seem to distinguish between the two.
~ Karen Joy Fowler
the happening and the telling are very different things. This doesn't mean that the story isn't true, only that I honestly don't know anymore if I really remember it or only remember how to tell it.
~ Karen Joy Fowler
It was always her failure for not being able to talk to us, never ours for not being able to understand her.
~ Karen Joy Fowler
Without our listening, all the stories are the same story.
~ Karen Joy Fowler