“Thomas's mistake, like most of the behavior he leaked into the world, had been avoidable: to join another human being in a… — Ben Marcus Copy Share Image
I haven't got the patience for small talk, although I once saw a woman standing on her own in the corner, and… — Sandi Toksvig Copy Share Image
“So how’s the wine business these days?” he asked, breaking the silence. Jordan turned her head away from the window and met… — Julie James Copy Share Image
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Here's a guy [Richard Nixon] who had no gift for small talk, never liked to be around strangers, was physically awkward, and… — Harry Shearer Copy Share Image
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“In 1956, two psychologists, Donald Horton and Richard Wohl, would conclude that television’s representation of celebrities was carefully constructed to create an… — tim wu Copy Share Image
“My man Daniel sees twenty patients a day, many of whom he has never met before their appointment. With only fifteen to… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
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“the extrovert assumption is so woven into the fabric of our culture that an employee may suffer reprimands for keeping his door… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“In depression this faith in deliverance, in ultimate restoration, is absent. The pain is unrelenting, and what makes the condition intolerable is… — William Styron Copy Share Image
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What keeps faith cheerful is the extreme persistence of gentleness and humor. Gentleness is everywhere in daily life, a sign that faith… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
I think in certain ways sex work has been romanticized. I can only speak from my experience, but what surprised me about… — Marie Calloway Copy Share Image
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“Two men are sitting in the back seat of a slow-moving car. They are both politicians. No words pass between the two.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“ Exposure Therapy Exposure therapy, also known as desensitization, works best with very specific anxieties and phobias. For example, Jessica is deathly… — Heather Moehn Copy Share Image
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“Perhaps it is in this respect that language differs most sharply from other biologic systems for communication. Ambiguity seems to be an… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
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“You hardly know me and yet you invited me out on a date,’ said Miss Dearheart. ‘Why?’ Because you called me a… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
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The world in books seemed so much more alive to me than anything outside. I could see things I'd never seen before.… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“But Beatrice Blaine! There was a woman! Early pictures taken on her father's estate at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, or in Rome at… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
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“ Social Skills Training Social skills training is based on the belief that socially anxious people lack certain social skills, such as… — Heather Moehn Copy Share Image
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The American appetite for loneliness impressed me, and there was something about this solitude that freed conversation. One night at a bar,… — Peter Hessler Copy Share Image
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