To be the windowpane - this is basically a bastardization of what Orwell said about good writing - so you can get… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
If you're studying from a book and trying to listen in on a conversation at the same time, those are two separate… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
The Internet is a very intimate entertainment experience. I'm in my own apartment talking to people, and I want them to feel… — Grace Helbig Copy Share Image
Excellent." As soon as Bergman left earshot Vayl said, "I am going to buy you some pom-poms and a short pleated skirt-"… — Jennifer Rardin Copy Share Image
“I wonder at my incapacity for easy banter, smooth conversation, empty words to fill awkward moments. I don't have a closet filled… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
It's refreshing, honestly, to be able to have more intellectual conversations about sex and the meaning of sex, and intimacy and what… — Lizzy Caplan Copy Share Image
“Mirabelle knows, and she lets this be unspoken, that all free things require conversation. Sitting in a darkened movie theatre requires absolutely… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
When we seek daily spiritual guidance, we are guided toward the next step forward for our art. Sometimes the step is very… — Julia Cameron Copy Share Image
I am a partisan for conversation. To make room for it, I see some first, deliberate steps. At home, we can create… — Sherry Turkle Copy Share Image
I remember once asking Grandma about a book she was reading, a biography of Abraham Lincoln, and how she answered me: this… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
“Good conversation is very important, dont you think? Its so stimulating and pleasurable if done right. As a doctor it may surprise… — Laurann Dohner Copy Share Image
I think it's important as a performer, no matter where I travel, if I run into someone at the airport or I'm… — Reggie Watts Copy Share Image
When is population going to become an accepted part of the food debate? If it's fine to encourage people to think about… — Tristram Stuart Copy Share Image
I am interested in people who swim in the deep end. I want to have conversations about real things with people who… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
I am a free man―and I need my freedom. I need to be alone. I need to ponder my shame and my… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
“And better still to be alone with one’s books. They tell their incredible stories at the time when you want to hear… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My colleagues and I were always having the same conversation in the teachers lunchroom about books we wanted our students to read,… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
So thirsty," Jack groaned. "So worried,"said the frog. I hope we don't starve to death." "Yes,"said Jill, "not starving to death would… — Adam Gidwitz Copy Share Image
“So is this a habit of yours, leaving your bag behind in order te strike up a conversation?" He grinned and nodded… — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“I hear so many excuses that I’ve pretty much become numb to his endless tales of woes. Communication is a major problem… — Melissa Orlov Copy Share Image
The problem with movies and books is they make evil look glamorous, exciting, when it's no such thing. It's boring and it's… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
I know that in writer's rooms across North America, there are still conversations about how much is too much when it comes… — Dan Levy Copy Share Image
The conversation that the Senate and the House are having with the President [Barack Obama] was very similar to the conversation that… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
You're always in a rush, or else you're too exhausted to have a proper conversation. Soon enough, the long hours, the traveling,… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
Playing is just about feeling. Playing isn't necessarily about misery. Playing isn't necessarily about happiness. But it's just about letting yourself feel… — Janis Joplin Copy Share Image
There is a sort of knowledge beyond the power of learning to bestow, and this is to be had in conversation; so… — Henry Fielding Copy Share Image
“We continue to eat, the conversation easy and flowing. I listen to everything everyone says, an urgency to pay attention, to not… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Copy Share Image
I had two brilliant children and one genius. Elon could figure out things when he was very young and was always advanced… — Maye Musk Copy Share Image
When they told me I had cancer - a very rare form called appendiceal cancer - I was shocked. But I went… — Stuart Scott Copy Share Image
He told me that one of the reasons people are so unhappy is they don't talk to themselves. He said you have… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
There are plus-size women who've paved the way - Rebel Wilson, Gabby Sidibe, Melissa McCarthy. I can't wait for the day when… — Chrissy Metz Copy Share Image
The conversation between Fletcher and Jonathan Livingston Seagull is centered on why some have achieved more than others . . . are… — Richard Bach Copy Share Image
I don’t worry anymore about writing. There are times that I go through dry periods. I never go through a block. I’m… — Dorianne Laux Copy Share Image
I really do think inspiration comes from day-to-day life. I think there's things that pique our interest - not necessarily aha! moments… — Phil Kay Copy Share Image
“To write a genuine familiar or truly English style, is to write as any one would speak in common conversation who had… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
The conversation people need to have is no longer about women assuming positions of leadership within the existing power structure, it's about… — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share Image
Perhaps the easiest people to fall in love with are those about whom we know nothing. Romances are never as pure as… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
I'm a compulsive note-taker, and I used to feel self-conscious about pulling out my little notebook and taking notes during a casual… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Here's how I became myself: mess, failure, mistakes, disappointments, and extensive reading; limbo, indecision, setbacks, addiction, public embarrassment, and endless conversations with… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image