[In the aftermath of death] Small talk feels too small, big talk too enormous. — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
Enough with the small talk, my girl pussy is a waterpark. Every little thing I do turn her on, that's autostart. — Lil Wayne Copy Share Image
“I just predicted the future, Small talk = Short Term Relationships.” — Deyth Banger Copy Share Image
“If I were among midgets I didn’t know, I’d be afraid they’d see I was uncomfortable making small talk.” — Jarod Kintz 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
“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
“I hate small talk, always have. Hate the awkward, too tight effect it has on my skin, my throat.” — Kristen Callihan 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
“Why do people value others’ time so little? Now we would have the inevitable small talk. I could have spent fifteen minutes… — Graeme Simsion Copy Share Image
“Things are embarrassing, best to avoid them. But since your death I prefer a naturalist style of conversation. Let's strip it down… — Rosamund Lupton Copy Share Image
And the purpose of small talk is not to be controversial, clever or even interesting. It's simply to fill the silent void… — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
“His wife is washed up against him, clinging lifelessly to his arm like seaweed, with no pretense of listening to the priest's… — Paul Murray Copy Share Image
The time that Ted and I spend talking about our careers is almost infinitesimally small. We mostly talk about our kids and… — Mary Steenburgen Copy Share Image
“I might have hasked a question..., except that 1. I didn't know what it was, and 2. I didn't care to learn,… — John Green Copy Share Image
I hate having to do small talk. I'd rather talk about deep subjects. I'd rather talk about meditation, or the world, or… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
“I usually found so-called "small talk" boring. I like "large talk", which is more about theories and concepts, mixed with facts and… — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
“Robbie and Cecilia had been making love for years - by post. In their coded exchanges they had drawn close, but how… — Ian McEwan Copy Share Image
I feel like we're all here on this planet, and intimacy is important. I can't bear small talk, it's awful. I want… — Simon Amstell Copy Share Image
“In most settings, people use small talk as a way of relaxing into a new relationship, and only once they’re comfortable do… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“The most reliable topic for small talk is the goings-on of stars whether they’re rising or falling, and whether nor not a… — Victoria Moran Copy Share Image
Be present. Make love. Make tea. Avoid small talk. Embrace conversation. Buy a plant, water it. Make your bed. Make someone else's… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
“I shifted in my seat, curious about the tension that idea caused in my body. Every time I thought of a blindfolded… — Cybill Cain Copy Share Image
“The weather is fine,' she said after a moment. 'Have we already run out of things to say?' His voice was light… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
Steve Carell is such a non-tech person. He actually communicates with people. He actually asks people how they're doing and makes friends… — BJ Novak Copy Share Image
“Do you know someone who needs hours alone every day? Who loves quiet conversations about feelings or ideas, and can give a… — Jon Rauch Copy Share Image
“Sports contained the truth, I decided, the unspoken truth (how quickly we damn ourselves when we start to talk, how small and… — Curtis Sittenfeld Copy Share Image
“Maybe we should do some more homework. ” Homework had been their code word for making out before they’d realized that they… — Kimberly Derting Copy Share Image
“The modern Presidents Club was founded by two men who by all rights should have loathed each other. There was Harry Truman,… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
“This is the Number. It is in the things we do, the people we meet, the ID cards that we carry. It's… — Yudhanjaya Wijeratne Copy Share Image
“When she woke up crying for one of her nightmares, the Kolker would stay with her, brush her hair with his hands,… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
“Colton picked up a glass of cider and tok a sip. "We're not a couple, Olivia and I, so if you want… — Janette Rallison Copy Share Image
“Introverts, in contrast, may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image