Communication Quotes

"It was amazing, astounding, this loss of communication with the world. It was exactly as if the world had ceased, been blotted out." ~ The Scarlet Plague by Jack London Brevity is the soul of wit. ~ Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare Fine, large, meaningless, general terms like romance and business can always be related. They take the place of thinking, and are highly useful to optimists and lecturers. ~ The Job by Sinclair Lewis Nature has given us two ears, but only one mouth. ~ Henrietta Temple by Benjamin Disraeli The fool wonders, the wise man asks. ~ Count Alarcos: A Tragedy by Benjamin Disraeli A slight throbbing about the temples told me that this discussion had reached saturation point. ~ Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse Mrs. Bittacy rustled ominously, holding her peace meanwhile. She feared long words she did not understand. Beelzebub lay hid among too many syllables. ~ The Man Whom the Trees Loved by Algernon Blackwood We should be slower to think that the man at his worst is the real man, and certain that the better we are ourselves the less likely is he to be at his worst in our company. Every time he talks away his own character before us he is signifying contempt for ours. ~ The Little Minister by James M. Barrie Women can resist a man's love, a man's fame, a man's personal appearance, and a man's money, but they cannot resist a man's tongue when he knows how to talk to them. ~ The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins To read between the lines was easier than to follow the text. ~ The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James