Quotes About Communication

I blew out a breath, took a couple steps back, and flopped in one of the battered chairs that line the wall, trying, with my casual pose, to defuse the situation. "Adam, I don't have a sense to be afraid of Sam in the state he's in now. I don't know why you think I'd be smart enough to be afraid of you.

And that, children, is why ultimatums are a bad idea, said a memory speaking in the Marrok's voice.

Over the years, she'd learned not to question him too closely—mostly because he wouldn't answer her.

Kyle blinked. I don't think I've ever seen him quite so … neutral. "You can talk to Adam when he's not in the room, and you don't have a phone?" he asked. I nodded. He closed his eyes, and I could read his expression when he opened them again. "Thank you, dear Lord," he said with relief. "I thought I was going crazy.

We watched the rest of the movie without talking. When it was over, Bran said, I love you." I said, " I know." Adam nudged me with his shoulder, and I laughed. "I love you, too.

My mother once told me that you had to trust that the first thing out of a person's mouth was the truth. After they have a chance to think about it, they'll change what they say to be more socially acceptable, something they think you'll be happier with, something they think will get the results they want.

He could have told her that he had no intention of bedding her, but he tried not to lie. Not even to himself.

just because one is submissive doesn't make them stupid. My experience has suggested the opposite. We have a saying, 'Listen when the soft ones speak.'" Smith

There are some things that honest, honorable people don't do to the people they love. They don't propose marriage on TV. They don't bring home small cuddly animals without checking with their spouses first. And they don't tell their ex-husband they love him in front of a crowd that includes their daughter and his current wife right before he goes off to almost certain death. It didn't help that most of us could tell that she wasn't lying.

Stop that , Anna scolded him. You don't need to hurt because I do. But I do , Charles replied, more honestly than he intended.

Sometimes the most interesting part of the conversation with someone who can't lie is the questions they don't answer.

My people eat yours," Larry informed the cat. Medea kneaded his thighs lightly and kicked her purr up a few notches. He gave in and started to pet her.

Double-zap," said Tag. "That is not a technical term, I hope," murmured Asil. "Only the most technically advanced people can use 'double-zap' correctly," Anna told Asil sotto voce. "You and I shouldn't try it.

There's a difference between using someone and asking them for help—which you know very well.

Damn it, Mercy." He didn't like to swear in front of women. I always counted it a personal triumph when I could make him do it.

I gave him a put-upon sigh. "I am not one of your pack members, Adam. I know this is difficult for you to fathom, so I'll speak slowly: I don't belong to you. I am under no obligation to tell you anything.

I am always careful with the truth. It is a powerful thing and deserves respect. (Tad)

My French friend tells me that someday, if I work at it, I may no longer be flattering myself when I say I can speak a very little French.

He waited for Mercy's response. He enjoyed their arguments because very few people argued with him at all.

I pounded my forehead against Warren's back. "Tell me Ben's not flirting with me." "Hey," said Ben sounding hurt. "I was talking cannibalism, not romance.

Once he started lying to me, it would be harder to get him to trust me with the truth.

You'll figure it out," he assured her earnestly. She turned to him, eyes alight with ire—and then frowned. "Quit baiting me." He grinned. Unable to help himself. What a gift she was.

Touch is better than any word.

Body language, when you know how to read it, can be more expressive than speech. (Mercy)