“She had a pure and fiery hatred for anything that could be classified as small talk.” — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
I refuse to indulge in small talk. And compliments, if at all, I save for after the job is done. — Indira Gandhi Copy Share Image
The stress of making small talk with in-laws is called being part of a family. — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
“I would rather read a mediocre book than waste time sitting around with people making small talk.” — James D. Sass Copy Share Image
Isola doesn't approve of small talk and believes in breaking the ice by stomping on it. — Mary Ann Shaffer 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
You logged off cause I'm online, small talk from small minds. I wanna buy the mall but there ain't shit in this… — J Cole Copy Share Image
“Silence—people are afraid of it—they feel the need to make small talk, anything, just to break the stillness. I don’t feel any… — Henry Martin Copy Share Image
American life is based on a reassurance that we like one another but won't violate one another's privacies. This makes it a… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
“How's things, buddy?" Trey asks after we run through a few finger-warming exercises. I realize this is what people call small talk.… — Julie Buxbaum 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
“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
“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
“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
I resisted Twitter for a long time. To me, it was synonymous with networking, which in my mind means unceasing self-promotion and… — Celeste Ng 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
My father took me to see Hank Williams on December 14th, 1952. I was two years and four months of age. And… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
The stage, the screen, the novel, casual conversation, the street discussion, and too often the fireside intimacies are punctuated with blasphemy, to… — Ezra Taft Benson 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
“So...this is the dark dungeon where the very angry Tristan sleeps?" "No. This is the dark dungeon where the very dangerous Tristan… — Chelsea Fine 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
“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
“We needed to drive down the road a couple of miles to meet the rest of the cowboys and gather the cattle… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“Gary Cooper called to invite me to a dinner party he was giving for Clark Gable at his house. When I accepted… — Farley Granger Copy Share Image
“When I was drinking I was doing it to suppress emotion, yes, but I was also doing it because it made me,… — Lauren Sapala Copy Share Image
That's what the leadership was teaching me, day by day: that the self-interest I was supposed to be looking for extended well… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Analyzing data from 79 men and women who wore inconspicuous devices that recorded some of their conversations over the course of four… — Meghan Daum Copy Share Image
“Darren’s been quiet since we stripped down to our bathing suits and waded into the water, like his mind is somewhere else.… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“Marlboro Man and Tim were standing in the hall, not seven steps from the bathroom door. “ There she is,” Tim remarked… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“I am not going to make small talk with the enemy, let's be clear about that.' - ppg 31” — Annabel Pitcher Copy Share Image
“The topic of weather isn’t small talk, when you’re conversing with a meteorologist.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“If you're worried about your very life, the last thing you want is small talk.” — Rhys Bowen Copy Share Image
