Quotes About Communication

candid , adj . Most times, when I'm having sex, I'd rather be reading. This was, I admit, a strange thing to say on a second date. I guess I was just giving you a warning. Most times when I'm reading, you said, I'd rather be having sex.

I wonder if it's possible to start a new relationship without hurting someone else.

A sound waiting to be a word.

If other people see you differently, you'll end up seeing them differently, too.

He says presents aren't important, but I think they are - not because of how much they cost, but for the opportunity they provide to say I understand you.

I never know what you really want, if I can give it to you, or if I'm already too late.

You never let things go unanswered for too long. Emails. Phone calls. Questions. As if you know the waiting is the hardest part for me.

Making love without noise is like playing a muted piano-fine for practice, but you cheat yourself out of hearing the glorious results.

It is much harder to lie to someone's face. But. It is also much harder to tell the truth to someone's face.

I am starting to get tired of relying on words.

You can give words, but you can't take them. And when words are given and received, that is when they are shared. We remember what that was like. Words so real they were almost tangible. There are conversations you remember, for certain. But more than that, there is the sensation of conversation. You will remember that, even when the precise words begin to blur.

Let me give you some free advice. She's a runner for sure- she'll run away every time without saying a word. But here's the thing- you are not a runner. And deep down, I don't think Norah wants to run, either. She's just feels like she has to. Partly because she's a tiresome spoiled-brat smartass with no fashion sense. And partly because she's a fucking human being.

The way you argued with me, you would have thought that we were debating the existence of God or whether or not we should move in together. These kinds of fights can never be won – even if you're the victor, you've hurt the other person, and there has to be some loss associated with that.

Because when a guy's a jerk or an asshole, it's easier because you know exactly where you stand.

aloof , adj . It has always been my habit, ever since junior high school, to ask that question: "What are you thinking?" It is always an act of desperation, and I keep on asking, even though I know it will never work the way I want it to.

These kinds of fights can never be won - even if you're the victor, you've hurt the other person, and there has to be some loss associated with that.

Why is it so much easier to talk to a stranger? why do we feel we need to disconnect in order to connect? If I wrote Dear Sofia or Dear Boomer or Dear Lily's Great-Aunt at the top of this postcard, wouldn't that change the words that followed? Of course it would. But the question is: When I wrote Dear Lily, was that just a version of Dear Myself? I know it was more than that. But it was also less than that, too

barfly n. You have the ability to talk to anyone which is an ability I do not share.

I want to write my life. I want to be able to write my life. You are a second away from saying it. You have no idea how much I love you.

How can you spend hours every day trying in small ways to figure out who you are, then have a near-stranger give you a sentence of yourself that says it better than you ever could?

Music is everywhere. It's in the air between us, waiting to be sung.

What a strange phrase — –not seeing other people. As if it's been constructed to be a lie. We see other people all the time. The question is what we do about it.

I want to take back at least half of the "I love you"s, because I didn't mean them as much as the other ones.

Every single answer starts with the phrase 'I don't know.' But most of the time she does know, if I give her the time and the space in which to answer.