Communication Quote by Ann Brashares

“They still didn’t talk on the bus, but it had become a less confrontational silence. Almost friendly. (But not quite.)”

— Rainbow Rowell

“...it occurred to him that maybe the world wasn't so bad after all... gradually details he hadn't noticed began to come into focus... Almost…

— James Dashner

“Instead of responding to me, he shakes his head and walks out of the room. And because I’m me, I follow. We are not…

— Elizabeth Norris

“She smiled at and spoke to each person. It was as though she couldn't come into contact with anyone or anything without imparting some…

— M. Leighton

“Small talk. Catching up. Thinly veiled hostility.”

— Lauren Conrad

“I might be tempted to socialize more if the conversations taking place around me were half as interesting as the dialogue going on inside…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“It was the kind of conversation you could only hold in whispers.”

— Aimee Bender

“We stared at each other. The level of politeness had risen to dangerous levels.”

— Ilona Andrews

“For a few moments in the evening, then, they talked quietly and casually, as if they were old friends or exhausted enemies.”

— John Williams

“And otherwise, do not speak. Okay?” He stepped out of the stateroom and”

— P.T. Deutermann

“It was artificial conversation, but it tided us over the first awkwardness.”

— Agatha Christie

“How I used to despise such talks. Now I long for it. At least it was talk. An exchange, of sorts.”

— Margaret Atwood