Quotes About Communication

John Carmack was a late talker. His parents were concerned until one day in 1971, when the fifteen-month-old boy waddled into the living room holding a sponge and uttered not just a single word but a complete sentence: "Here's your loofah, Daddy." It was as if he didn't want to mince words until he had something sensible to say.

It's not rocket surgery!

Because when something happens, she's the person I want to tell. The most basic indicator of love.

I wanted to talk to someone. But who? It's moments like this, when you need someone the most, that your world seems smallest.

You want meaning? Well, the meanings are out there. We're just so damn good at reading them wrong.

The key to a successful relationship isn't just in the words, it's in the choice of punctuation. When you're in love with someone, a well-placed question mark can be the difference between bliss and disaster, and a deeply respected period or a cleverly inserted ellipsis can prevent all kinds of exclamations.

We'd said we'd keep in touch. But touch is not something you can keep; as soon as it's gone, it's gone. We should have said we'd keep in words, because they are all we can string between us--words on a telephone line, words appearing on a screen.

need is never a good basis for any relationship. it has to be much more than that.

breathtaking , adj . Those mornings when we kiss and surrender for an hour before we say a single word.

It's hard to answer a question you haven't been asked. It's hard to show you tried unless you end up succeeding.

Sometimes when you hit send, you can imagine the message going straight into the person's heart. But other times, like this time, it feels like the words are merely falling into a well.

I find I very rarely live up to my words. And since you know me primarily through my words, there are oh so many ways I can disappoint.

We are so used to releasing words, we don't know what to do with them if they stay. No matter how many times we let them go, they come back. The words that matter always stay.

Which is more stubborn, the love or the two arguing people caught within it?

that's it - hundreds of texts and conversations, thousands upon thousands of words spoken and sent, all boiled down into a single line. is that what relationships become?

rolf! what? are you really rolling on the floor laughing? well, please stay down there for a sec while I KICK YOUR ASS.

I want you to be honest with me. Even if it hurts. Although I would prefer for it not to hurt.

But whether or not you are here, you are here—because these words are for you, and they wouldn't exist if you weren't here in some way.

You have to trust the words. They do not create anything more than themselves.

exacerbate , v . I believe your exact words were: You're getting too emotional.

Maybe, it's not the distance that's the problem, but how you handle it.

There was a pause. I was still scared by every gap in our conversation, fearing that this was it, the point where we had nothing left to say. I was still trying to impress you, and I still wanted to be impressed by you, so I could pass along pieces of your impressiveness to my friends, convincing myself this was possible.

We switch to another language-- not our invented language or the language we've learned from our lives. As we walk further up the mountain, we speak the language of silence. This language gives us time to think and move. We can be here and elsewhere at the same time.

There is always something new to learn about the person you love.