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“If communication cannot achieve consensus, we must live with the broken pieces of unfulfilled expectations and recognize the failure of dialogue, trust, and reciprocity. In the meantime, let us identify the cracks and breaches in the blurred mirror of the past and build a new canvas of hope and clarity. ("Poste Restante")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Don't worry about it. If I'm wrong, Security is monitoring me every second."
"That just means they'll know who to charge with your murder," said Forrice.
"Are you always this optimistic?"
"I have to be an optimist," explained Forrice. "I won't have anyone to tease if they kill you.”
― Mike Resnick, Starship: Mutiny

“Overuse at best is needless clutter; at worst, it creates the impression that the characters are overacting, emoting like silent film stars. Still, an adverb can be exactly what a sentence needs. They can add important intonation to dialogue, or subtly convey information.”
― Howard Mittelmark, How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide

“Constructive dialogue is the bedrock of effective boardroom discourse. Directors can foster this dialogue by asking clarifying questions, encouraging healthy debate, and acknowledging the value of different perspectives.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Board Room Blitz: Mastering the Art of Corporate Governance

“Open scatter is more fundamental than coupled sharing; it is the stuff from which, on splendid occasions, dialogue may arise.”
― John Durham Peters, Speaking into the Air: A History of the Idea of Communication

“True connection occurs when two people share a moment of mutual vulnerability.”
― Aloo Denish Obiero

“That a burnt child loves the fire'

'I am not even singed. My wings are untouched.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

“People are unlikely to take steps toward solving a problem if they don't believe that it concerns them. But assuming there is knowledge of the Condition as well as sufficient Concern, the next question becomes: What do I do to fix it? This is the sage that most individuals and leaders want to jump to *first*, rather than last - - which would be a mistake. It is akin to a doctor prescribing medicine for symptoms (e.g. headache) without performing an examination to better understand the patients' underlying condition and whether the patient will comply with prescribed regimen. If the headache is caused by severe dehydration, for example, and the patient is given ibuprofen to get rid of the headache without any plan for rehydration, then the headache will recur - - not to mention the likelihood of more serious medical problems. In many ways, Strategy is the "easiest" of the five stages.”
― Robert Livingston, The Conversation: How Talking Honestly About Racism Can Transform Individuals and Organizations

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

“Free speech is the bedrock of any democratic society, an indispensable force that propels us forward by fostering an environment where ideas, no matter how controversial, can be expressed without fear of reprisal. It is not merely a right but a sacred duty to uphold the principles of open dialogue, ensuring that diverse voices contribute to the rich tapestry of human thought. In its absence, we risk descending into intellectual stagnation, where conformity replaces innovation, and progress becomes a casualty of silence.”
― James William Steven Parker

“The value of free speech lies not just in the protection of popular opinions but in the shelter it provides for dissenting voices. It is the force that guards against the tyranny of majority thought, ensuring that minority perspectives are not silenced but are given a fair hearing. The true strength of a society is measured by its willingness to embrace discomfort, confront challenging ideas, and forge consensus through open dialogue rather than stifling dissent.”
― James William Steven Parker

“Silence might build cathedrals," a whisper echoed through the canyon, "but only dialogue paints their windows with sun.”
― Huzefa Nalkheda wala

“Art is
the silent dialogue
between imagination and emotion.”
― Monika Ajay Kaul

“That a burnt child loves the fire.'

'I am not even singed. My wings are untouched.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Doran Gray

“I believe that true art should challenge viewers intellectually, prompting them to engage in a deeper thought process. It shouldn't just be visually pleasing; it should compel people to question, reflect, and perhaps even reconsider their perspectives as well. Honest art goes beyond surface-level beauty to stimulate meaningful contemplation and dialogue.”
― Monika Ajay Kaul

“If Jesus Himself gives me the shield of faith and the sword of the spirit as I enter this battle to fight for HIs honor, how can we not expect to win the victory? Just as David used his enemy's own sword to kill him, and as Jonathan forced his adversaries to turn their swords against themselves, so I hope in part to slay these gentiles, the philosophers, and in part to rouse them to an internecine war and their self-destruction, by the power of our faith, such as it is, and of God's word”
― Lorenzo Valla, "De vero falsoque bono"

“Would you mind putting Mlinko on?"
"Mlinko seems to be dead," said Kline.
"Appears or is?"
"Both," said Kline.”
― Brian Evenson, Last Days

“Speak not to fill the silence, but to seed understanding.”
― Aloo Denish Obiero

“وقتی دوستانش پا به زمین می کوبیدند و می غریدند که فقط در جنگ است که مردان حقیقی می توانند شجاعتشان را به نمایش بگذارند، بالزون نیشخندی می زد و می گفت:(( اینا تا روزی که یه آلمانی بالای سرشون قرار نگیره، فرق توپ و شیپور رو یاد نمی گیرن. ببن پول بعضی از آدمها رو چقدر احمق بار می ((.آره”
― C.W. Gortner, Mademoiselle Chanel

“(( از اینکه زندگی را عمیقاٌ غمگین آغاز کرده ام، حسرتی به دل ندارم.))”
― C.W. Gortner, Mademoiselle Chanel

“No, no. I’m good. You go off and be good too.”
― H.C. Roberts, Harp and the Lyre: Exchange

“Understanding that change is often a gradual process is crucial. Your role may be to plant a seed, introduce a new idea, or gently challenge a belief. Sometimes, that’s as far as you can go at that moment. Someone else may continue the conversation later, building upon the foundation you’ve laid.
Dialogue is not a sprint but a marathon and each participant contributes to the journey of understanding in their own way.”
― Saleh Alebi, Tough Talks True Connections: Navigating Delicate Discussions with Dignity and Diplomacy

“How can dialogue be fruitful? The answer to this question is the most important thing in this treatise because many of us now realise that a new method must be employed in training children and interacting with them. Many now believe more in holding consultations in family life, and in dialogues and negotiations; but because they lack proper knowledge and expertise regarding the principles and morals to be observed in doing this, their attempts at holding dialogue often end with quarrels, arguments and divergence of views.

This is why you would all recall many situations in which the wisest person in a family would say, “I hope we do not discuss this topic any further for now, so that nerves are not frayed or we end up disagreeing and each one of us gets up and goes into his room.”
― Abdul Karim Bakkar, Family Interactions

“Dialogue is the interaction of souls before it can be the interaction of brains. And dialogue within a family is much more difficult than that between two mates at school or two men negotiating a business transaction. The reasons for this difficulty are many, among which is the fact that the home is a place for spontaneous behavior where the parties to the dialogue know one another very well with each one having formed what appears to be the final opinion about every other person.

The father knows his son’s aspirations as well as his weak points, and having tried unsuccessfully to help him several times before now, he cannot see why he should dialogue with him. The mother also thinks that her husband has passed a decree on a matter, and knowing him well that he does not reverse his decisions easily, she thinks that dialogue with him will only raise tension and bring no benefit.”
― Abdul Karim Bakkar, Family Interactions

“When family members sit down to dialogue, it is important for them to make their first goal, which is to strengthen the noble feeling of love that they mutually share, and to improve the connection of souls that binds them. This is most important for the success of the dialogue, and only next to it comes the problem for which the dialogue is being held. What this means is to emphasize the fact, rather than making the achievement of specific results the goal of the sitting. What is more worthy of focus is improving the bond between members of the family, fostering their mutual compassion and the degree of their mutual trust.”
― Abdul Karim Bakkar, Family Interactions

“When people dialogue while in a state of exhaustion, boredom or fear, the ideas put forward often tend to be pessimism and rigidity and an air of rejection, despair, and nonchalance permeates the sitting and its outcome.”
― Abdul Karim Bakkar, Family Interactions

“Twenty - four years, most of them spent in espionage training, and she’d still not learned how dialogue worked. Really, Mrs. Kew should have assigned her to be a maid so she need not speak with anyone.
She hastily reviewed the Three Primary Rules for Normal Conversation as drilled into her by long - suffering tutors at the Academy. Hold eye contact for five seconds, blink, glance away, repeat. . . . Do not speak until the other person has finished talking. . . . Do not fidget or climb on the furniture while listening. Thus mentally refreshed, she tried again.”
― India Holton, The Secret Service of Tea and Treason

“Hope is not always an organic emotion. Sometimes we have to consciously find it and consciously summon it. And, yes, there are big challenges right now. Maybe those challenges are insurmountable. Maybe we will be, because of social media, incapable of restoring our capacity to have a national dialogue. Maybe because of the culture that we live in right now, we will no longer be able to have conversations across disagreement. Maybe because of unchecked wealth and corporate power, we won’t be able to conquer climate change. The list goes on. Maybe. But we would be the first generation of Americans to give up on this country, and we would be the first generation of Americans who were unable to find the path forward. And I just don’t believe that we are. And I certainly believe that we don’t have to be.”
― Sarah McBride

“Many critics have complained of Tolkien’s archaic style in one section or another; they have failed to realize that he understood archaism far more technically than they ever could, and could switch it on and off at will, as he could modern colloquialism.”
― Tom Shippey, J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century

“Faith in people is an a priori requirement for dialogue; the "dialogical man" believes in others even before he meets them face to face. His faith, however, is not naive. The "dialogical man" is critical and knows that although it is within the power of humans to create and transform, in a concrete situation of alienation individuals may be impaired in the use of that power. Far from destroying his faith in the people, however, this possibility strikes him as a challenge to which he must respond. He is convinced that the power to create and transform, even when thwarted in concrete situations, tends to be reborn.”
― Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed