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Talking Quotes (page 155)

Oscar Wilde quote: "It is very vulgar to talk about one's business."
It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Oscar Wilde
I was such a foolish girl - girls are foolish, Mr. Satterthwaite. They are so sure of themselves, so convinced they know best. People write and talk a lot of a ‘woman’s instinct.’ I don’t believe, Mr. Satterthwaite, that there is any such thing. There doesn’t seem to be anything that warns girls against a certain type of man. Nothing in themselves, I mean. Their parents warn them, but that’s no good - one doesn’t believe. It seems dreadful to say so, but there is something attractive to a... Agatha Christie
Joseph Conrad quote: "And after some talk we agreed that the wisdom of rats had been..."
And after some talk we agreed that the wisdom of rats had been grossly overrated, being in fact no greater than that of men. Joseph Conrad
And then a scholar said, "Speak of talking." And he answered, saying: "And when you can no longer dwell in the solitude of your heart you live in your lips, and sound is a diversion and a pastime. Khalil Gibran
... I ran to the children's room: their door was ajar, I saw they had never laid down, though it was past midnight; but they were calmer, and did not need me to console them. The little souls were comforting each other with better thoughts than I could have hit on: no parson in the world ever pictured heaven so beautifully as they did, in their innocent talk; and, while I sobbed, and listened. I could not help wishing we were all there safe together. Emily Bronte
You're dishonoured, somehow. You've sinned. Sinned against the aspidistra."You talk a great deal about aspidistras," said Ravelston."They're a dashed important subject," said Gordon. George Orwell
the patron god of children born on Thursdays is Shiva the Destroyer, and that the day has two guiding animal spirits--the lion and the tiger. The official tree of children born on Thursday is the banyan. The official bird is the peacock. A person born on Thursday is always talking first, interrupting everyone else, can be a little aggressive, tends to be handsome ("a playboy or playgirl," in Ketut's words) but has a decent overall character, with an excellent memory and a desire to help... Elizabeth Gilbert
I got down off the stool and stood waiting. She might or might not blow me down. I didn't particularly care. Once in a while in this much too sex-conscious country a man and a woman can meet and talk without dragging bedrooms into it. This could be it, or she could just think I was on the make. If so, the hell with her. Raymond Chandler
Jesus! Did I SAY that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me? I glanced over at my attorney, but he seemed oblivious... Hunter S. Thompson
Great talk among people how some of the Fanatiques do say that the end of the world is at hand, and that next Tuesday is to be the day. Against which, whenever it shall be, good God fit us all! Samuel Pepys
Here's an example of how it wastes some time. To be judged on or to be talked about on appearance—say chest size—it makes me wear layers, it makes me have to waste time figuring out what am I going to wear so that nobody will look in an area that I don't need them to look at. Sarah Palin
[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 family situations. There he must ... present a face approximating the one associated with ordinary events and companionship. He must try to utter small talk and be responsive to questions, and knowingly nod, and frown and, God help him, even smile. William Styron
Samuel Johnson quote: "Silence propagates itself, and the longer talk has been..."
Silence propagates itself, and the longer talk has been suspended, the more difficult it is to find anything to say. Samuel Johnson
Terry Prachett quote: "[The pamphlet] was very patriotic. That is, it talked about..."
[The pamphlet] was very patriotic. That is, it talked about killing foreigners. Terry Prachett
People who talk about their dreams are actually trying to tell you things about themselves they’d never admit in normal conversation. Chuck Klosterman

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