Politeness Quote by Ursula K. Le Guin

“Bad enough, but he was limp and vacant, passive and beyond caring. A walking invitation to the kind of man who doesn’t need an…

— Declan Burke

“Hi,' he said. He always said it like he was terrifically bored or terrifically tired. He didn't want you to think he was visiting…

— J.D. Salinger

“refusing to give him the satisfaction.”

— Liane Moriarty

“What does one wear to an ambush?” he asked. “Is it a formal affair? I ask only because I can’t seem to decline to…

— Robyn Bennis

“In spite of the momentary desire he had just been feeling for company of any sort, on being actually spoken to he felt immediately…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“He didn't say much at our first meeting - nor at any of our meetings since, come to think of it - but left…

— Mary Ann Shaffer

“He was a strange mix--congenial but reserved in a way that told you being friendly was an act of will.”

— Colson Whitehead

“He was an introverted kid, so I didn’t send him to his room as punishment. No, I took him to a party.”

— Jarod Kintz

“Either way, he had to loosen Thiago up, and fast. If you couldn’t smile while in the middle of the wilderness as you listened…

— Abigail Roux

“At first I was surprised and confused; then as he lay in his house and didn't move or breathe or speak hour upon hour…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

...he said firmly, "God can help you. All the men I’ve seen in your position turned to Him in their time of trouble." "Obviously,"…

— Albert Camus

“He had that certain confidence in his bearing, that democratic interest in his surroundings, and that understated presumption of friendliness that are only found…

— Amor Towles