Truman Capote Quotes

Most conversations are simply monologues delivered in the presence of a witness.

Understanding is a two-way street.

In churches, we live with the danger of one-way verbal traffic.

Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory.

A good conversationalist is not one who remembers what was said, but says what someone wants to remember.

There is no such thing as conversation. It is an illusion. There are intersecting monologues, that is all.

You need to talk to people, and you need to hear what it is they have to say.

Good dialogue is very important.

We cannot really communicate with our fans.

It's a dialogue, not a monologue, and some people don't understand that. Social media is more like a telephone than a television.

Dialogue means debates and everyone's point of view.

It's no secret that I love to talk, but the real secret is I love to listen, too.

There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen for. And questions are the breath of life for a conversation.

Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard.

This is important: to get to know people, listen, expand the circle of ideas. The world is crisscrossed by roads that come closer together and move apart, but the important thing is that they lead towards the Good.

There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen.

Never fail to know that if you are doing all the talking, you are boring somebody.

But communication is two-sided - vital and profound communication makes demands also on those who are to receive it... demands in the sense of concentration, of genuine effort to receive what is being communicated.

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another - until we speak quietly enough so that our words can be heard as well as our voices.

Good communication is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.

Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talker with a sore throat.

Until you meet, you will never understand each other.

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another

Public diplomacy should be more ear driven than mouth driven.