“I barely managed to do the small talk—the what-do-you-do , the where-are-you-from , the what-neighborhood , the what-college , the despair of… — Catherine Lacey Copy Share Image
Let's clear one thing up: Introverts do not hate small talk because we dislike people. We hate small talk because we hate… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
I'm not a fan of small talk but if you want to get into the big questions of life - your deepest… — Anh Do Copy Share Image
“Introverts tend to avoid small talk. We'd rather talk about something meaningful than fill the air with chatter just to hear ourselves… — Jenn Granneman Copy Share Image
Whenever someone asks me, How you doing? I say, Everything was fine till I had to stop and respond to your small… — Green Monk Copy Share Image
I can't bear small talk, it's awful. I want to get beyond that thing of discussing how the weather is a bit… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
“Parker and her mother exchanged small talk like a pair of strangers in an elevator. What a nice day it was and… — Abby Slovin Copy Share Image
I crave the sweet surrender of sleep and my dreams' uncensored communication: no tiresome small talk, sucking up to impress, or tiptoeing… — Judith Orloff Copy Share Image
“...and he suddenly opened his eyes and stared straight ahead into an empty space till slowly we returned into view. I can… — Dermot Healy Copy Share Image
It's not that there is no small talk...It's that it comes not at the beginning of conversations but at the end...Sensitive people...'enjoy… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“There he must, despite the anguish devouring his brain, present a face approximating the one that is associated with ordinary events and… — William Styron Copy Share Image
“One of the great things about LinkedIn is it isn’t the same kind of networking that happens at conventions, where you’re wearing… — Melanie Pinola Copy Share Image
During depression the world disappears. Language itself. One has nothing to say. Nothing. No small talk, no anecdotes. Nothing can be risked… — Kate Millett Copy Share Image
“I've been talking to myself a lot lately. I don't know what that's about, but my mother was the same way. She… — Dan Chaon Copy Share Image
“From "Lady In Waiting" in the anthology The Morgue : Now I have yet to meet the corpse could hold up its… — Ken Goldman Copy Share Image
“Kasha didn't say a word as we ate. She sat with her back to us, staring at a mountain range far in… — D.J. MacHale Copy Share Image
“He had crossed the room with no notion what he might say or do - he had no knowledge of the language… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Alec: So you met jace. What did you think? Kit: Of Jace? Alec: Just making small talk. Kit: Jace isn't much like… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“Risking a glance at the dignified young man beside her- what was his name?- Mr. Arthurson, Arterton?- Pandora decided to try her… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
I was taken by William Burroughs’ presence and intelligence from the first time I was introduced to him, by Lester Bangs in… — Kate Simon Copy Share Image
“Tell me something about yourself.” “I’d rather save the small talk.” “There’s no need to be rude, child, and believe me, I’m… — Rachel Caine Copy Share Image
“Small talk had been replaced by a general reminiscence that people called “remember when.” “Remember when there was electricity?” “Remember when we… — Benjamin Wallace Copy Share Image
“They prefer to devote their social energies to close friends, colleagues, and family. They listen more than they talk, think before they… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“The therapist's worldview is in itself isolating. Seasoned therapists view relationships differently, they sometimes lose patience with social ritual and bureaucracy, they… — Irvin D. Yalom Copy Share Image
If Christians cannot communicate as thinking beings, they are reduced to encountering one another only at the shallow level of gossip and… — Harry Blamires Copy Share Image
Small talk is friendly and peaceful. But if you're dwelling on whether or not you'll be accepted then it's time you should… — Luke Garner Copy Share Image
“It was loud. It was crowded. I hate crowds. I had to make small talk with a bunch of people I don’t… — Ally Blue Copy Share Image
“It made me wonder whether our ability and desire to interact with strangers is another muscle that risks atrophy in the smartphone… — Aziz Ansari Copy Share Image
Maybe it was the home tutoring, or the late start to formal schooling, or an overly cautious and protective upbringing, but in… — Charles K. Kao Copy Share Image
On tour, it's necessary to meet people and make connections, but when I was a teenager, I found it difficult to approach… — Iga Swiatek Copy Share Image
My brother could not write about trifles. Even in society he became animated only when some serious discussion was engaged in, and… — Peter Kropotkin Copy Share Image
On the subway today, a man came up to me to start a conversation. He made small talk, a lonely man talking… — John Doe Copy Share Image
“If you force yourself to start making small talk wherever you go -- be it the grocery store or on public transit… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think in terms of being a New Yorker, as my friends would say, I don't take a lot of mess. I… — Jacqueline Woodson Copy Share Image
Introverts don't like small talk conversation, but they typically don't mind writing. The more people can "see" you on Facebook, Twitter, Google+,… — Thom S. Rainer Copy Share Image
“One benefit to being late: eating on the run meant Jonah didn’t have to do any agonizing over cafeteria seating. He just… — Heidi Belleau Copy Share Image
Just because you can leap off a drum kit doing a scissors kick while hitting a chord, people expect you to be… — Alex Kapranos Copy Share Image
“am in no mood for small talk with the staff, so I carry a chair to the balcony outside my room and… — Eric Weiner Copy Share Image
“the tacit tradition of making small talk with your neighbors springs from the desire to establish commonality, even if you’re talking about… — Martin Lindstrom Copy Share Image
“I thought you were makin’ small talk about the weather.” “When have I ever made small talk with you?” “When we first… — Ann Charles Copy Share Image
