Dialogue Quotes Quotes

“Why are you running? You know he won’t be there. You KNOW he won’t be there. If you forgot, check your pocket. Pull out your phone and look at the last message in your inbox. What does it say? Oh yes, it says ‘I won’t be there’."

"Fantastic timing for you to become the voice of reason, Shadow," I pant. "Are you trying to make me change my mind?"

"Not at all, this is a thrill for me. I just didn’t know there would be running involved. Can I change your mind about that?”
― Aura Biru, We Are Everyone

“Dialogue isn’t about winning. It’s about understanding.”
― Tania Israel, Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide, Skills and Strategies for Conversations That Work

“This is Hollywood. You know you only choose to live in the third world.'
'I was just thinking about dipping a cookie in milk for just the right interval so that it permeates the cookie without causing it to become soggy and overwhelm the flavor.”
― Manuel Marrero, Thousands of Lies

“In that case,' [he said,] 'you can probably do me a favour.'
I never, in my life, felt less inclined to confer a favour on any man.
'I am busy,' said I.”
― Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Blithedale Romance

“Where there is a readiness for dialogue, there is a chance for peace.”
― Eraldo Banovac

“Don't build bridges you don't intend to cross.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“I have to consider the honour of my house.'
'Honour?' Jaikie queried.
'Yes, honour,' said Ashie severely. 'Have you anything to say against it?'
'N-o-o. But it’s an awkward word and apt to obscure reason.'
'It is a very real thing, which you English do not understand.'
'We understand it well enough, but we are shy of talking about it.”
― John Buchan, The House of the Four Winds

“Just because you can have dialogue doesn’t mean you must in every situation. It’s an opportunity, not a mandate.”
― Tania Israel, Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide, Skills and Strategies for Conversations That Work

“Next time that you find yourself in a language barrier, take steps to cross over it and expand your lingual community. They will appreciate it, and you will gain a friend.”
― Eric Overby

“« Ravie de te revoir ! » répondit Lee avec un grand sourire, « Par contre, je dois vraiment aller me coucher. La journée a été longue. »
« Ne serait-ce pas là une façon très indélicate de m’inviter à te suivre ? » demanda-t-il, d’un air taquin. Lee lui donna un petit coup de coude et ils éclatèrent de rire. Ils se mirent debout et s’adossèrent à la barrière du pont.
« Si je voulais réellement que tu me suives, je ne chercherais pas une manière indélicate de te le faire savoir. » le provoqua Lee.
Lee était quelqu’un d’honnête. Elle n’était pas le genre de fille à passer par quatre chemins : si elle voulait quelque chose, elle le disait clairement et l’obtenait par n’importe quel moyen. Particulièrement avec lui.
« Je sais, je rigole. J’ai adoré la tête que tu as tirée. Tu sais bien que j’aime bien t’ennuyer… » gloussa-t-il en se rapprochant d’elle et en l’enlaçant à nouveau, « J’ai de nouveaux tatouages depuis la dernière fois. Tu veux les voir ? Je suis sûr que tu les adorerais. »”
― Myosotis, Vices et Maléfices

“I feel like i've always been a princess in a man-ruled kingdom, living under the king's standard and authorities. Until this man came, built another kingdom for me to be the queen. I feel like ... he built a queendom, for me.”
― Nadia Ristivani, Hilmy Milan

“He wiped at his mouth with one hand. "Just sealing the deal, sweetheart.”
― Em Livett, Flesh & Fangs

“Forcing one to listen turns a conversation into a monologue of self-aggrandizement.”
― Aloo Denish Obiero

“People who resort to 'body-shaming' in debates are like a toxic force hindering the nation's growth—a cancer that corrodes the fabric of constructive dialogue and obstructs the path to progress.”
― Don Santo