Quotes About Conversation

I'm sorry to disturb you, madam,' said Nurse, 'but I thought I'd better speak to you. It's about Miss Delia's knickers' she continued, after a glance at the Vicar and a rapid decision that his cloth protected him. 'She really hasn't a pair fit to wear...

Mr. Fanshawe, who like most of his sex would enthusiastically neglect any woman, however charming, to talk to any man, however dull, at once engaged Mr. Tebben in conversation.

Mr. Fanshawe, who like most of his sex would enthusiastically neglect any woman, however charming, to talk to any man, however dull, at once engaged Mr. Tebben in conversation. It

You all right?" Scott queried. "Sure.  Why?" "You're quiet.  That's not normal." "Just thinking." "Don't pull a muscle.

Imagine having a similar conversation with yourself. "I can't get my eating under control. It's aggravating to me that I can't resist tempting foods." These thoughts are filled with self-doubt and diminish our hopes about making a change. A more helpful thought would be, "I'm feeling frustrated with my struggle to resist tempting foods, yet I can work on ways to overcome this challenge.

Doesn't sound much like Dad anyway," grunted Nicko. "No," agreed Marcia. "It was far too polite.

Quite," said Silas. "Is there any more pie?" "No, you've got the last piece.

Oh, I so miss Sep, he used to tell me so much stuff about all sorts of useless things…

They walked endlessly, hand in hand, talking about their respective childhoods. They were in fact like two children who have elected each other as best friend.

So yesterday he took me to Dr. Froyd. So Dr. Froyd and I had quite a long talk in the english landguage. So it seems that everybody seems to have a thing called inhibitions, which is when you want to do a thing and you do not do it. So then you dream about it instead. So Dr. Froyd asked me, what I seemed to dream about. So I told him that I never really dream about anything. I mean I use my brains so much in the day time that at night they do not seem to do anything else but rest.

If all that I would want to do was to sit and talk to you...would you listen?

I wasn't the sort of person who struck up conversations with strangers.

It is surprising the amount of talk that two people will get through during a week of solid tête-à-tête. Now in modern life it is an extreme rarity, outside marriage, to get a week of uninterrupted companionship with any human being.

Since I enjoy intelligent conversation, I generally want an IQ that's larger than the bra size." "So, if I'm a drooling idiot, you'll leave me alone?

oatcake and handed it to her. 'Does Perez ever talk

The one thing Vera knew about parents was that they liked talking about their offspring.

didn't have time for small talk.

Sometimes he asked Sandy questions, not expecting much of an answer, but because he wanted to make him think, hoping that it might become a habit.

Then they all jumped in again, sharing memories, telling the same old stories, because if they were talking about the past, somehow they didn't have to think too much about the present.

gossip was what brought her to life. Malicious gossip suited her best

The inspector listened to folk talking, just throwing in a question occasionally, like tossing a pebble into a pool and waiting to see what the ripples stirred up.

Annie found herself being drawn into the conversation despite herself. She'd been terrified of dying since she was a child. Not the reality of pain or illness, but the idea of the world going on without her.

I love to engage in repartee with people who are stupider than I am.

I don't mind have an uncomfortable conversation if those uncomfortable conversations can lead to a bigger dialogue and help us get to a better understanding of whatever it is we are discussing.