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Quotes About Interaction

But Hunter did sneeze, and what I'd thought was his concern for me had actually been a presneeze expression.
~ Jennifer Echols
I brushed some imaginary lint from my shirt, or touched my cleavage to catch his eye, depending on your perspective.
~ Jennifer Echols
John turned to me. "Frozen daiquiri?" "Pina colada, please." "Virgin?" He wasn't asking my permission. He was just making sure I knew he wasn't going to try to swipe me any alcohol. "That's optimistic," I said.
~ Jennifer Echols
Uh, no. But between cars, he keeps looking over here at you." I turned my head toward her, to fake John out. Then I cut my eyes at him. He was staring at me, all right. And when he saw I"d noticed, he didn"t try to hide it. He grinned at me.
~ Jennifer Echols
She'd explained that I was an extrovert, and extroverts got their energy from being around other people. She was an introvert, and introverts got their energy from being by themselves. She needed to go home, be by herself,
~ Jennifer Echols
And ever so faintly,I could hear Josh rapping to his posse's beat.I couldn't make out most of what he was saying, but I thought I caught the word prepubescent .
~ Jennifer Echols
John pointed at me to get my attention. He circled his finger in the air to tell me to wrap it up, then pointed to his cop car. I made a series of baseball catcher's signs.
~ Jennifer Echols
Let me do the talking," I yelled to John over the wail. "I have a way with cops." "Yes, you do," he growled at me [...]
~ Jennifer Echols
This was my evening out: bopping back and forth, away from whichever convo made me the most uncomfortable.
~ Jennifer Echols
Angie stepped from behind Eric. In her cute pipsqueak voice, she asked, "Can't you take me home?" ... "It's a law enforcement vehicle, not a taxi." John said.
~ Jennifer Echols
You know the expression," Eddie said. " 'Don't write if you can talk, and don't talk if you can nod.' " Styles was delighted. "A mick said that.
~ Jennifer Egan
You know the expression," Eddie said. " 'Don't write if you can talk, and don't talk if you can nod.' " Styles was delighted. "A mick said that." Eddie winked.
~ Jennifer Egan
I get to know a lot of people. But it never really lasts.
~ Jennifer Egan
Even smiling, there's no hope for Marty's face. But I'm worried he might think the same of me, so I don't smile back.
~ Jennifer Egan
Maybe we shared an impatience with small talk, being a heart surgeon and a drug counselor. The body and its needs: the thing itself.
~ Jennifer Egan
Everybody sounds stoned, because they're e-mailing people the whole time they're talking to you.
~ Jennifer Egan
I used to hang out by the food table at parties because you don't have to talk to anybody. If you do then you can talk about the food.
~ Jennifer Jason Leigh
I didn't want to spoil the mood. This was probably the longest Daemon and I had ever spoken without some statement earning him the finger.
~ Jennifer L. Armentrout
Keer-ukso looked up at the sky in mock irritation. "No, do not ask me, best friend and busiess partner, if I want coffee?
~ Jennifer L. Holm
Every time you talk to a child you are adding a brick to define the relationship that is being built between the two of you. And each message says something to the child about what you think of him. He gradually builds up a picture of how you perceive him as a person. Talk can be constructive to the child and to the relationship or it can be destructive.
~ Jennifer Lehr
Every time you talk to a child you are adding a brick to define the relationship that is being built between the two of you.
~ Jennifer Lehr
I'd take a physical fight over Touchy-Feely Share Time, hands down
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Aren't you supposed to be taking my order?' I asked. 'Bite me. And then you can tell me what's wrong.
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes
What are we doing?" Asher helped himself to a seat at my table. "We aren't doing anything," I told him bluntly. "My mistake. I thought we were brooding in Henry's general direction. Like so." He adopted stormy countenance, then gestured to me. "Yours is better." "Go away, Asher." "You say go away, I hear be my bosom buddy." He gave an elaborate shrug. "Seriously, though: friendship bracelets—yea or nay?
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes