“He made small talk on the way about how he was abandoned as a child and will only rest easy once he… — Harvard Lampoon Copy Share Image
“We struck up a conversation, but took pains to keep to small talk at first. We touched on the most trivial of… — Gunter Grass Copy Share Image
“I'm driving so it's your job to make small talk." "Oh." "Not that small." He waved at the security guard as we… — Marta Acosta Copy Share Image
“Like most drunks, Billy bypassed the small talk and slapped his bleeding, broken heart into my palm like a lump of raw… — Andrew Michael Hurley Copy Share Image
Sometimes there would be someone else out there, someone she didn't know, but when they saw each other each would nod, as… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
My condolences on all the small talk you must endure because of your desk's proximity to the elevator. — Nikhil Saluja Copy Share Image
If I were a gynecologist, I'd say things like, Okay, enough of the small talk. Let's check under the hood. — Dov Davidoff Copy Share Image
That's all small talk is - a quick way to connect on a human level - which is why it is by… — Lynn Coady Copy Share Image
In spite of being professionally gregarious, in my nonpaid hours I'm a bit of a hermit. After being around a crew of… — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
Like so many other office workers of the world, I will obey my master, the clock, and will obediently nod to my… — Rob Payne Copy Share Image
In my family there was no small talk, only talk about serious things like global politics - trying to interpret the distant… — Luljeta Lleshanaku Copy Share Image
I don't think my acting was ever bad; I always knew that I could do it. But when you go to audition… — Mary Lynn Rajskub Copy Share Image
To me, the best purpose of an interview would be to illuminate some things about how somebody works for the benefit of… — Will Oldham Copy Share Image
“But when they talked now, there was a space between their words, a space that both of them tried to fill with… — Rachael Herron Copy Share Image
“Well, I guess I don't say much, unless I've got something to say. Makes me not a lot of fun at parties.… — Amelia C. Gormley Copy Share Image
Who should listen to discussions of theology? Those for whom it is a serious undertaking, not just another subject like any other… — Gregory of Nazianzus Copy Share Image
“When I was drinking I was doing it to suppress emotion, yes, but I was also doing it because it made me,… — Lauren Sapala Copy Share Image
“Look you don't know I'm your soul mate," Lily said. " You barely know me at all. I have terrible habits. I… — Sarah Beth Durst Copy Share Image
“We needed to drive down the road a couple of miles to meet the rest of the cowboys and gather the cattle… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“Gary Cooper called to invite me to a dinner party he was giving for Clark Gable at his house. When I accepted… — Farley Granger Copy Share Image
“Analyzing data from 79 men and women who wore inconspicuous devices that recorded some of their conversations over the course of four… — Meghan Daum Copy Share Image
“Darren’s been quiet since we stripped down to our bathing suits and waded into the water, like his mind is somewhere else.… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“Marlboro Man and Tim were standing in the hall, not seven steps from the bathroom door. “ There she is,” Tim remarked… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
That's what the leadership was teaching me, day by day: that the self-interest I was supposed to be looking for extended well… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I dreamt we walked together along the shore. We made satisfying small talk and laughed. This morning I found sand in my… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“A long mission was ahead of them, and no one wanted to get on anyone else's nerves with unnecessary chatter.” — Allen Steele Copy Share Image
Normally, small talk is enough for me to form an opinion of someone. I make quick judgments, often completely wrong, and then… — Alex Garland Copy Share Image
I have improvements I need to make as a human being. Sometimes it's hard for me to small talk, and that's something… — Kanye West Copy Share Image
I don't like meeting strangers. I don't like bars. I don't like small talk. I have five friends, and that's enough. — Myha'la Copy Share Image
It's not that parents expect a lot from their kids, except, maybe 5-10 minutes of time in a day spent on something… — Sudeep Copy Share Image
Men prominent in life are mostly hard to converse with. They lack small-talk, and at the same time one doesn't like to… — Max Beerbohm Copy Share Image
When you have to do small talk, you know, 'Hello, how are you?' after that, I don't know what to do. I… — Naomi Osaka Copy Share Image
Be careful of entertaining the small talk of cancerous people, it will eat away at you and your joy. Misery loves company! — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Intimacies between women often go backwards, beginning in revelations and ending in small talk without loss of esteem — Elizabeth Bowen Copy Share Image
Musing on the phrase 'waste of time.' So much more complex than it appears. Many 'wastes of time' small talk, daydreaming are… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
Introverts .. may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home in… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
I don't Twitter or blog. I'm bad at small talk, and don't have good 'chat'. Talk to me about publishing, and I… — Andrew Wylie Copy Share Image
“there was no such thing as small talk when one of you is naked and paying the other one to be there.” — Caimh McDonnell Copy Share Image
“I realize this is what people call small talk. I also realize the world would be a better place without it.” — Julie Buxbaum Copy Share Image
He could say nothing. He had no right to be there, he had already been profoundly changed, he was no good at… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
