Quotes About Interaction

One time I asked her to have a chew and she said no thanks, that - chewing gum cleaved to her palate and rendered her speechless, said Jem carefully. Doesn't that sound nice?

folks don't like to have somebody around knowin' more than they do. It aggravates 'em. You're not gonna change any of them by talkin' right, they've got to want to learn themselves, and when they don't want to learn there's nothing you can do but keep your mouth shut or talk their language.

They have manners, Claudine. They're just different from ours. The person who pushed me on the bus expected to be pushed back. That's what I was supposed to do; it's just a game. You won't find better people than in New York.

I lay on my stomach, reached down and poked him. He rolled up. Then, feeling safe, I suppose, he slowly unrolled. He travelled a few inches in his hundred legs and I touched him again. He rolled up. Feeling sleepy, I decided to end things. My hand was going down on him when Jem spoke.

It's not necessary to tell all you know. It's not ladylike—in the second place, folks don't like to have somebody around knowin' more than they do. It aggravates 'em. You're not gonna change any of them by talkin' right, they've got to want to learn themselves, and when they don't want to learn there's nothing you can do but keep your mouth shut or talk their language." "Cal

Mrs. Merryweather was one of those childless adults who find it necessary to assume a different tone of voice when speaking to children.

Several of the younger boys with whom she had been on eye-gouging terms only a few years ago made self-conscious conversation with her.

We can influence the other person through our words and silence, but we can never control the outcome.

it is not how many people come, or even who comes (in the sense of status or position) that counts, rather it is the quality of the interaction and conversation that make the difference.

As people think and work together, a fabric of shared meaning comes into being.

Whenever I look at the ocean, I always want to talk to people, but when I'm talking to people, I always want to look at the ocean.

That's how people live in the real world: forcing stuff on each other.

Expression and communication are essential; without these, civilization ends.

I'm not asking for sympathy, but it would be nice if you could give me a bit more in the way of a response. Other than those cold interjections of yours—ohs and ums. How about a conjunction? A conjunction would be nice. A yet or a but.

Her smile steps offstage for a moment, then does an encore, all while I'm dealing with my blushing face.

People are awkward creatures. A lot more awkward than you seem to realize.

It was as if my whole life revolved around trying to judge the appropriate point in a conversation to say goodbye

This layers, like some kind of transparent sponge kind of thing, stands there between Eri Asai and me, and the words that come out of my mouth have to pass through it, and when that happens, the sponge sucks almost all the nutrients right out of them.

At the same time that 'I' am the content of a relation, 'I' am also that which does the relating.

My face, my self, what would they mean to anybody? Just another stiff. So this self of mine passes some other's self on the street — what do we have to say to each other? Hey there! Hi ya! That's about it. Nobody raises a hand. No one turns around to take another look.

no matter how advanced the system, no matter how precise, unless we have the will to communicate, there's no connection. And even supposing the will is there, there are times like now when we don't know the other party's number. Or even if we know the number, we misdial.

Civilization is communication," the doctor said. "That which is not expressed doesn't exist.

Ask whatever questions you want, but remember, I may not answer.

To compete in an aggressively interactive environment, companies must shift their focus from driving transactions to maximizing customer lifetime value.