“whenever possible I avoid talking. Reprieve from talking is my idea of a holiday. At risk of seeming unsociable, which I am, I admit I love to be left in a beatific trance, when I am in one. Friendly Romans recognize that wish.” IdeasLeftWishSilenceTalkingRiskHolidayFriendlySeemingTranceReprieve Author:Elizabeth Bowen
“Even a friendly conversation which cannot be at any given moment be broken off voluntarily with complete arbitrariness has something illiberal about it. An artist, however, who is able and wants to express himself completely, who keeps nothing to himself and would wish to say everything he knows, is very much to be pitied.” KnowsWantMomentsAbleArtistGivenWishBrokenConversationFriendly Author:Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
“I wish there were more good new bands that would light a fire and offer a little friendly competition that would be welcomed.” LittlesLightWould BeWishFireOffersBandCompetitionFriendly Author:Anthony Kiedis