Quotes About Communication

Wi-Fi is a blessing from the gods.

He's talking to rocks now," Kernel says. "A definite lunatic," Kirilli purrs.

You know your problem?" I snap at Shark. "You use too many metaphors. Ants, fish, and rabbits, all in the same breath. That's an abuse of the language." Shark smiles. "I never

Harkat delayed for another frustrating moment, then nodded gruffly. OK. But if they kill us on...our way out, I'll never speak...to you again.

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You're not supposed to give people things unless you're sure they'd like to get them from you...[B]ut it goes deeper than that. when you give somebody something, you're saying out loud that you know they'd like to have you give -

The boy spoke two words, the first a short guttural verb, the second "you.

He opened the door wider. He's waiting. He gave me what was probably meant to be a significant wink, but a corner of his mouth moved more than his eye did and the result was a fairly startling face.

What do you want me to do, learn to stutter?

I said: You don't want to pick a fight with me, Mimi. She looked at me as if she were going to say I love you, and asked: Is that a threat?

Dorothy wants to talk to you. Don't ask her to eat with us. When Nora returned from the telephone she had a look in her eye. Now what's up? I asked. Nothing. Just 'how are you' and all that. I said: if you're lying to the old man, God'll punish you.

Dorothy asked timidly: Did his wife say anything? She sent her love to you. Nora said: Stop being nasty.

I just tell you what happens. I don't explain it.

I told him about the letter Wynant had sent his sister. He said: "He writes a lot of people, don't he?

I suppose you'll see her. You'll be disappointed at first. Then without being able to say how or when it happened, you'll find you've forgotten your disappointment, and the first thing you know you'll be telling her your life's history, and all your troubles and hopes.

The boy spoke two words, the first a short guttural verb, the second "you." "People lose teeth talking like that." Spade's voice was still amiable though his face had become wooden. "If you want to hang around you'll be polite." The boy repeated his two words.

She jealous?" I asked before he could go on with his shouting. "And if you don't yell maybe I'll be able to hear you anyway. My deafness is a lot better since I've been eating yeast.

The chief winked at me, an athletic wink in which all his facial muscles took part....

She's been sulking for a week. If I didn't drink I'd go crazy." "What's she sulking about?" "About my drinking.

I would not know how I am supposed to feel about many stories if not for the fact that the TV news personalities make sad faces for sad stories and happy faces for happy stories.

If, when you talk to people, they keep backing away from you, it's because you're TOO CLOSE, alright? SO DON'T KEEP ADVANCING ON THEM LIKE A HUMAN GLACIER.

You might have mentioned this to me Molly," said Leonard. "The fact that there are hostile natives on the island." "I forgot," said Molly. "You forgot?" said Leonard. "There's been a lot happening," said Molly.

You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.

Leonard Aster thanked Fighting Prawn and the Mollusk tribe for their hospitality. "You mean," said Fighting Prawn, "for not killing you?" "Yes," said Leonard. "It was very gracious of you." "Do you," said Leonard, "I mean, does you tribe, shake hands?" "No," said Fighting Prawn. "We kiss on the lips." "Oh," said Leonard, looking very alarmed.