Quote by E. Lockhart

“He tried not to laugh, but he wasn't good at controlling all the laughter that lived inside of him.”

— Benjamin Alire Sáenz

“He wasn't much of a listener, not a great payer of attention to things outside his head.”

— Wendell Berry

“The crowd had stared at him and given up angrily, finding no satisfaction. He did not look crushed and he did not look defiant.…

— Ayn Rand

“Like many humorless and indignant people, he is hard on everybody but himself, and does not perceive it when he fails his own ideal.”

— Molière

“He spoke gently, laughed often, and never exercised his wit at the expense of others.”

— Rothfuss Patrick

“He’s trying not to laugh. I tell him I would have doomed mankind for him, and he tries not to laugh.”

— Karen Marie Moning

“They could laugh at him but they couldn't ignore him”

— Ralph Ellison

“So many people, he thought, don't listen to the content of what you say but only to the noises you make.”

— Tracy Kidder

“Impassioned in his gesticulation, his voice persuasive, his smile fascinating, his reasoning clear and consequential, he held his listeners fast for all the time…

— Umberto Eco

“He was going to hurt the people he hated, but inside he didn't feel any real sense of satisfaction. He hated them all the…

— Riccardo Bruni

“He snorted softly. His talent had destroyed everything he had ever valued. With a shake of his head, he moved his thoughts away from…

— Mitchell Hogan

“He laughed at that, which was good. I needed him to understand who was in charge, but didn’t want to beat him down too…

— Barry Eisler