“The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.”
- Dorothy Nevill
“The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.”
“Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.”
“When you're drowning you don't think, I would be incredibly pleased if someone would notice I'm drowning and come and rescue me. You just scream.”
“Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.”
“Words ought to be a little wild for they are the assaults of thought on the unthinking.”
“No iron can pierce a heart with such force as a period put just at the right place.”
“Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say 'infinitely' when you mean 'very;' otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.”
“I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible.”
“The oldest, shortest words – 'yes' and 'no' – are those which require the most thought.”
“The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.”
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