Real speech can only come from complete silence. Incomplete silence is as fussy as deliberate conversation. — Dorothy Richardson Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as realistic dialogue. If you [simply recorded] the real conversation of any people and played it back… — Joseph L. Mankiewicz Copy Share Image
Good dialogue is not real speech-it's the illusion of real speech. — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
![“There is no such thing as realistic dialogue. If you [simply recorded] the real conversation of any people and played it back from the stage, it would be impossible to listen to. It would be redundant . . . . The good dialogue writer is the one who can give you the impression of real speech.” quote by Joseph L. Mankiewicz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ab6/joseph-l-mankiewicz-29724_communication_there-is-no-such-thing-as-realistic-dial_1192941.jpg)
