Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact—from calling on us to look through a heap of millet-seed in order to be sure that there is no pearl in it. – George Eliot, Impressions of Theophrastus Such, 1879
Now, you indicate to me that you really see that as communication going back and forth rather than simply individual expression. But communication is assumed to be a dialogue between people, not two monologues. – Quoted in Howard Stein, A Time to Speak, 1974 [See also above quotes. —t&#
I have no control over peoples perceptions of me at all and thats one of the things I decided very early on is that I cant control the way other people think of me. All I can do, especially when it comes to my career is go out there and do cool unique kinds of things. – Macaulay Culkin