I tend to avoid people who always have something to say … and those who expect me to always have something to say.

We sing when we have too much time to just speak.

We often do or speak, not because of necessity, but because of insecurity.

Some people seem to see a conversation as a competition to see who can talk the longest and the most often.

In many a case, the phrase ‘I’d like to get to know you better’ is a euphemism for ‘I want us to fuck.

You can speak fluently or passionately and still not be worth listening to.

The more you know, the less you talk. The less you talk, the more you know.

When you have nothing to say, say nothing.

We call talking about other people’s personal lives ‘gossip’ only if we aren’t or weren’t part of the conversation.