“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
“She had a pure and fiery hatred for anything that could be classified as small talk.” — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
I find small talk exhausting, and I don't like myself when I'm around people. — Jack Thorne Copy Share Image
The stress of making small talk with in-laws is called being part of a family. — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
“The absence of conversation didn’t bother Kafuku. He wasn’t good at small talk. While he didn’t dislike talking to people he knew… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“He had a fund of small talk, a pleasant voice, a caressing glance and his moustache was irresistible. Crisp and curly, it… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
to the Indian, politics are what the weather is to an Englishman. Politics are an introduction to a stranger on a train,… — Santha Rama Rau Copy Share Image
“I am worn out with civility. I have been talking incessantly all night, and with nothing to say. But with you there… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
Every morning, after a few sips of coffee and a bit of small talk, each of us retreats with our books, and… — Yxta Maya Murray Copy Share Image
You're going to merge your mind with the mind of eternity that goes on forever; that is not easy. It's very intense.… — Frederick Lenz 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
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
“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
“I did not want passion, I did not want pleasure. Perhaps I didn’t even want proof. And I did not want words,… — André Aciman 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
Households that have lost the soul of cooking from their routines may not know what they are missing: the song of a… — Barbara Kingsolver 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
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
“They weren’t ashamed of their bodily functions and they didn’t lie to themselves or others. They had no patience for small talk… — Amy Schumer 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
“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
“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'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
“Miraculously, thirty minutes later I found Marlboro Man’s brother’s house. As I pulled up, I saw Marlboro Man’s familiar white pickup parked… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“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
“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
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
“No child, still less a foetus, has ever mastered the art of small talk, or would ever want to. It’s an adult… — Ian McEwan 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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
“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'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
