Quotes About Conversation

Which reminds me," I said. "You got my pistol?" "Smith." "And Wesson?" "Ben Smith.

Architecture doesn't exist in isolation. It is, in effect, like joining an existing conversation. Architecture should be responsive to its context, purpose, and moment in time.

I was talking to someone who needed to be locked up.

Our discussions ran late into the night

As the dinner neared an end

But I believe I rather like superstitious people. They lend color to life. Wouldn't it be a rather drab world if everybody was wise and sensible . . . and good? What would we find to talk about?

I can just imagine myself sitting down at the head of the table and pouring out the tea, said Anne, shutting her eyes ecstatically. And asking Diana if she takes sugar! I know she doesn't but of course I'll ask her just as if I didn't know.

There is nothing more aggravating than a man who won't talk back - unless it is a woman who won't.

Wouldn't it be a rather drab world if everybody was wise and sensible…and good? What would we find to talk about?

Am i talking too much? People are always telling me I do. Would you rather I didn't talk? If you say so I'll stop. I can stop when I make up my mind to it, although it's difficult.

Miss Cornelia dropped in that afternoon, puffing a little. I don't mind the world or the devil much, but the flesh does rather bother me, she admitted. You always look as cool as a cucumber, Anne, dearie. Do I smell cherry pie? If I do, ask me to stay to tea...

Jimmy Murray, you are an ass,' said Aunt Ruth, angrily. 'Well, we're cousins,' agreed Cousin Jimmy pleasantly.

And did she talk to him after that as usual? asked Sara Ray. Oh, yes, she was just the same as she used to be, said the Story Girl wearily. But that doesn't belong to the story. It stops when she spoke at last. You're never satisfied to leave a story where it should stop, Sara Ray.

There's one thing plain to be seen, Anne," said Marilla, "and that is that your fall off the Barry roof hasn't injured your tongue at all.

In a 'make-believe' assembly of choice spirits everybody says just the thing you want her to say and so gives you the chance to say just what you want to say.

She and Diana talked so constantly about it all day that with a stricter teacher than Mr. Phillips dire disgrace must inevitably have been their portion.

There's one thing plain to be seen, Anne, said Marilla, and that is that your fall off the Barry roof hasn't injured your tongue at all.

I'm good at asking questions, Marilla." "I believe you" was Marilla's emphatic comment.

Don't you know that it is only very foolish folk who talk sense all the time?

Yaln?zca çok budala insanlar?n sürekli mant?kl? konuÅŸtuÄŸunu biliyor musun?

Confío en que no piense que soy una de esas horribles personas que le hacen sentir que hay que hablarles todo el tiempo. Hablaremos cuando nos apetezca.

And it was so nice to see her again and have a long talk over old times. Her sister Em was there, too, with such a delicious baby." "You talk as if it was something to eat," grunted Mrs. Gibson. "Babies are common enough." "Oh, no, babies are never common," said Anne, bringing a bowl of water for Mrs. Gibson's roses. "Every one is a miracle.

Anne," said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, "you don't know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again — working — and talking — and being silent together.

Well, they don't talk to me very much, I said. You see, they're all grown up, and they have grown-up games like whist and lawn tennis, and talking, you know, just for the sake of talking (this seemed a strange pursuit to me).