Small Talk Quotes

55 Small Talk quotes by 53 unique authors

I'm hopeless at small talk and have a problem making eye contact. — Gary Numan
I am not good at small talk. I will hide in a cupboard to avoid chitty-chat. — Caitlin Moran
We are both busy people, so let's cut the small talk. — David Mitchell
Households that have lost the soul of cooking from their routines may not know what they are missing: the song of a stir-fry sizzle, the… — Barbara Kingsolver
My brother could not write about trifles. Even in society he became animated only when some serious discussion was engaged in, and he complained of… — Peter Kropotkin
small talk comes from small bones — Ezra Pound
Sometimes there would be someone else out there, someone she didn't know, but when they saw each other each would nod, as if making a… — Nicholas Sparks
That's what the leadership was teaching me, day by day: that the self-interest I was supposed to be looking for extended well beyond the immediacy… — Barack Obama
Not wanting anyone to pop my bubble by speaking to me, I immediately began reading Lesbian Nuns, and that did the trick. No one attempted… — John Waters
Isola doesn't approve of small talk and believes in breaking the ice by stomping on it. — Mary Ann Shaffer
He could say nothing. He had no right to be there, he had already been profoundly changed, he was no good at small talk, she… — Mark Helprin
Normally, small talk is enough for me to form an opinion of someone. I make quick judgments, often completely wrong, and then stick by them… — Alex Garland
[However], the sufferer from depression has no option, and therefore finds himself, like a walking casualty of war, thrust into the most intolerable social and… — William Styron
[In the aftermath of death] Small talk feels too small, big talk too enormous. — Anna Quindlen
I dreamt we walked together along the shore. We made satisfying small talk and laughed. This morning I found sand in my shoe and a… — Maya Angelou
The world in books seemed so much more alive to me than anything outside. I could see things I'd never seen before. Books and music… — Haruki Murakami
I imagine how cool it would be if all small talk wasn't lies. — Jodi Picoult
Introverts, in contrast, may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home in their pajamas.… — Susan Cain
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 small talk only… — Susan Cain
I’m the one who looks at the infant, smiles nervously, and as my contribution to small talk, robotically announces to the parent, “Your child looks… — Mindy Kaling
Everything but "I LOVE YOU" is small talk. — Andrea Gibson
I am not a vivacious person in real. I hate smiling. I hate doing small talk. — Anushka Sharma
Enough with the small talk, my girl pussy is a waterpark. Every little thing I do turn her on, that's autostart. — Lil Wayne
I have improvements I need to make as a human being. Sometimes it's hard for me to small talk, and that's something your family and… — Kanye West
Whenever someone asks me, How you doing? I say, Everything was fine till I had to stop and respond to your small talk. — Green Monk

Who Wrote These Small Talk Quotes

53 authors contributed a total of 55 Small Talk Quotes, led by these top contributors: