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There is no such thing as conversation. It is an illusion. There a

There is no such thing as conversation. It is an illusion. There are intersecting monologues, that is all. – Rebecca West, “There is No Conversation,” 1934

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Of those who say nothing, few are silent. – Thomas Neill

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The man was on his knees, trying to retrieve each of his ugly words that were now scattered on the floor. But, of course, it was too late. – Dr.SunWolf, professorsunwolf.com

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Watch your own speech, and notice how it is guided by your less conscious purposes… – George Eliot, “Borne Along by the Tide,” The Mill on the Floss, 1860

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Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference. – Author unknown, attributed to Mark Twain

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