#conversation

I have been further enlightened by the conversation and correspondence of some illustrious Italians, whom I would gladly name, were I not afraid of exposing them to danger. ↗

— Edmond About

#been #conversation #correspondence #danger #enlightened

My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company. ↗

— Jane Austen

#clever #company #conversation #deal #good

A book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to your longing with full instruction, but pursues you never. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#comes #company #conversation #full #good

I think sensitive is the wrong description of me. I'm British, actually, so quite bad at expressing myself in conversation, as any ex-girlfriend will tell you. I'm probably emotionally stunted. ↗

— James Blunt

#any #bad #british #conversation #description

Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory. ↗

— Emily Post

#believe #conversation #eloquent #exchange #exhibition

I remember very clearly at the first budget review having a pretty direct conversation with the head of manufacturing... We began to get huge improvements in productivity and responsiveness. I got a chance to see that firsthand. ↗

— Rick Wagoner

#budget #chance #clearly #conversation #direct

Sorrow spoken lends a little courage to the speaker. ↗

— Walter Wangerin Jr.

#grief #courage

Life seemed even more of a guessing game than usual. ↗

— Julian Barnes

#conversation #interaction #youth #life

The only reason why we ask other people how their weekend was is so we can tell them about our own weekend. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#human-nature #weekend #nature

I talked to him on Christmas, and again on March 5th. Neither one of us hung up the phone that whole time.   ↗