A quotation, like a pun, should come unsought, and then be welcomed only for some propriety of felicity justifying the intrusion.

—Robert Chapman

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When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.

—William Hazlitt

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Just because I'm quiet doesn't mean I'm aloof. Maybe I just want to be alone. Maybe I'm not good at conversation. We all can't be cool and gregarious and 'Hey, bro what up?' like he apparently is. Some of us aren't wired for that.

—Jenn Bennett in Approximately

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No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does.

—Christopher Morley

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Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.

—Rebecca West

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Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.

—André Maurois

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