Communication Quote by Elmore Leonard

Never use a verb other than "said" to carry dialogue... I once noticed Mary McCarthy ending a line of dialogue with "she asseverated" and…

— Elmore Leonard

James Blish told me I had the worst case of "said bookism" (that is, using every word except said to indicate dialogue). He told…

— Anne McCaffrey

What a script says that isn't dialogue is as important as the spoken word.

— Vanessa Redgrave

“Never let it be said that I never let it be said”

— Claudine Clarke

I never 'say' anything in my work. I invent a world. Let others decide what is being 'said'.

— Howard Barker

“say   v. (says; past and past part.said) 1 [reporting verb] utter words so as to convey information, an opinion, a feeling or intention, or…

— Oxford University Press

Never use an adverb to modify the verb 'said' . . . he admonished gravely. To use an adverb this way (or almost any…

— Elmore Leonard

Don't be scared of 'said.' Writers sometimes go looking for alternatives because they worry that 'he said' and 'she said' will feel repetitive if…

— Tana French

“Never say "quotes" when you mean "quotations.”

— G. Anthony Harvey

I'm aware that dialogue isn't my strength. I use it as a device. I don't particularly like dialogue which is part of the problem.

— George Lucas

Dialogue is used to reveal not what we want to say, but what we are trying to hide.

— William Monahan

“Never say, 'Never!' Never say, 'Always!”

— Rcw