Quotes About Dialogue

When my opponent's clock is going I discuss general considerations in an internal dialogue with myself. When my own clock is going I analyse conctrete variations.

In previous armies, soldiers used their time to clean their weapons and stock up on ammunition. Our weapons are words, and we may need our arsenal at any moment.

Let your characters talk to each other and do things. Spend time with them - they'll tell you who they are and what they're up to.

What were we spending so much time doing if not getting to know each other?

When considering marriage one should ask oneself this question; 'will I be able to talk with this person into old age?' Everything else is transitory, the most time is spent in conversation.

I feel that the critic and music director should have such a good relationship they can pick up the phone and call each other any time.

When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say.

Pakistan is running away from talks which will be held only when we get reply. Time available is only tonight.

We seem to spend a lot of our time in very small spaces spouting a lot of dialogue very quickly.

I hate talking where there is no exchange of ideas or sentiments, and no good given or received

I hate talking when there is no exchange of ideas or sentiments, and no good given or received

She'd always liked to listen to people, especially when they talked so much that she didn't have to say anything much herself.

Marius needed to speak in a long flow of words as much as Thorne needed to hear words. Marius and Thorne had come upon each other in the proper moment.

Why Americans always begin inch by inch with what they say?

When studying tools of influence, people always ask the question, "How can I make them listen to me?" They ask because that is what they think they want to learn. Unfortunately, this can never be learned because it can't be done. You can't make someone listen. You can entice, inspire, cajole, stimulate, or fascinate but you cannot make anyone listen to anything. Embracing this fact up-front lets us focus on what we can do.

You should make sure that the quotable lines of dialogue in your book never exceed a hundred and forty characters!" seemed

Otherwise, I'd like nothing better than…conversing with you. You're such a deep, penetrating conversationalist, after all

Asking questions is an opportunity for creativity and personal expression, both for the person asking and the person answering.

An authentic politics is not univocal; there will always be contested views about actuality, and how it is to be understood and acted upon. But it makes a great deal of difference if the parties concerned can assume that each has made a good-faith effort to speak truthfully.

lowered her husky voice. "How close were you

Like any good shaman, professional baseball player, or politician, my mother always answered questions with questions.

Hey, yummy leather guy? Can you hear me? (Amanda)

Where am I? (Nick) Hospital. (Kyrian) Really? No kidding? And here I thought I was at McDonald's. (Nick)

Stop a minute and listen. I know I'm asking the impossible from you, but for once in your life, shut your mouth and open your ears. I'm not the one talking. Kyrian snarled at him. Don't get smart with me. You want me stupid? Nick....