“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
If I were a gynecologist, I'd say things like, Okay, enough of the small talk. Let's check under the hood. — Dov Davidoff 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
Normally, small talk is enough for me to form an opinion of someone. I make quick judgments, often completely wrong, and then… — Alex Garland 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
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
“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
“I cannot stand small talk, because I feel like there’s an elephant standing in the room shitting all over everything and nobody… — Paul Gilmartin Copy Share Image
“How could I persuade the in-laws I was the right one for their daughter when, instead of focusing on small talk, all… — Jayde Scott Copy Share Image
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
I think in terms of being a New Yorker, as my friends would say, I don't take a lot of mess. I… — Jacqueline Woodson Copy Share Image
“One benefit to being late: eating on the run meant Jonah didn’t have to do any agonizing over cafeteria seating. He just… — Heidi Belleau Copy Share Image
Introverts don't like small talk conversation, but they typically don't mind writing. The more people can "see" you on Facebook, Twitter, Google+,… — Thom S. Rainer 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
“want to spend an hour talking and getting into the good stuff. I don’t have a lot of patience for small talk.… — Anna Faris 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
“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
“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
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
“For example, highly sensitive people tend to be keen observers who look before they leap. They arrange their lives in ways that… — Susan Cain 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
Just because you can leap off a drum kit doing a scissors kick while hitting a chord, people expect you to be… — Alex Kapranos Copy Share Image
“the tacit tradition of making small talk with your neighbors springs from the desire to establish commonality, even if you’re talking about… — Martin Lindstrom Copy Share Image
“am in no mood for small talk with the staff, so I carry a chair to the balcony outside my room and… — Eric Weiner 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
“I thought you were makin’ small talk about the weather.” “When have I ever made small talk with you?” “When we first… — Ann Charles Copy Share Image
“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
Small talk is friendly and peaceful. But if you're dwelling on whether or not you'll be accepted then it's time you should… — Luke Garner Copy Share Image
“It made me wonder whether our ability and desire to interact with strangers is another muscle that risks atrophy in the smartphone… — Aziz Ansari Copy Share Image
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On the subway today, a man came up to me to start a conversation. He made small talk, a lonely man talking… — John Doe Copy Share Image
My brother could not write about trifles. Even in society he became animated only when some serious discussion was engaged in, and… — Peter Kropotkin Copy Share Image
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“...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
It's not that there is no small talk...It's that it comes not at the beginning of conversations but at the end...Sensitive people...'enjoy… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Small talk had been replaced by a general reminiscence that people called “remember when.” “Remember when there was electricity?” “Remember when we… — Benjamin Wallace Copy Share Image
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