Quotes About Interaction

Martin breakfasted with Elizabeth and Nancy. The latter treated him with cold civility. As if he cared, Martin thought. Silly bitch—did she think he cared how she treated him?

His manner with everyone but her was still rather stiff and remote.

She felt horribly out of control of the conversation.

He spends his time quarreling with her when they are together, and giving off sparks of jealousy when she talks to someone else.

She was, of course, aware of him every moment of the evening. She knew exactly with whom he had danced.

What are you doing here? she asked. It seems that you ask me that every time we meet, he said, and I always have the same answer. I wish to talk to you.

Of course she'd told him she would, but if the man hadn't registered her sarcasm, then he wasn't making full use of his ears.

Rafe hadn't been around women much, but since he'd gotten married to one of the little critters, he'd noticed they seemed to have to say out loud every thought in their head. Including stuff everybody already knew. It'd snowed. Today it was real nice. It was called weather. What was there to talk about?

The Georgian had used more words in 5 minutes than Wyatt had spoken during 1872 and 1873 combined.

café, and dozens of people wandering

The poem in which the reader does not feel himself or herself a participant is a lecture, listened to from an uncomfortable chair, in a stuffy room, inside a building.

There is something you do with dialog that makes it sound more like our talk than our talk does.

to talk to Léon about it, I can see

I reject passive consumption. I reject the premise. I will have no passive consumers. Casanova will not stop and explain itself to you. It will not allow you to flip through it while you're dropping a deuce and waiting for Batman to show up.

They form relationships, strengthen existing relationships, and allow people to share their thoughts and experiences.

feet can tell you whether a person is interested or not; how the movement of the eyes can determine whether a person is a visual, kinesthetic, or auditory thinker; and how to determine if a person is lying. Let's

we are also creatures with a fear of approaching others because we are afraid of the unknown and cannot totally predict how a stranger will respond to our approach, or to the first words that pour out of our mouths. This oxymoronic fact made me wonder why and how can we get past this strange awkwardness or discomfort. After

It doesn't matter what you say; more importantly, it's about your energy and ability to match (or have a slightly higher energy level) than the person you have chosen to interact with. You

Remember, you're a stranger to them and you have no idea what path their mind was on before you said your brilliant opener. Here's

you begin a statement by saying, "I'm curious, (fill in with your question)", then the person will be more likely to openly share.

immediate reason to start communicating with someone. The

Recognizing body language is important if you want to become a good communicator. It

It will help you understand if your listener is enjoying your conversation or if you've made him uncomfortable. These

I'm curious, what made you want to respond the way you did?" as opposed to "Why did you respond that way?