“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.”

“I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.”

“Listen," I told him. "Don't be so tough so early in the morning. I'm sure you've cut plenty of people's throats. I haven't even had my coffee yet.”

“She talked all the time and at first it was about people and places.”

“You know the only thing I've ever lost is curiosity," he said to her."You've never lost anything.You're the most complete man I've ever known”

“When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature.”

“She's vicious,' Miss Stein said. 'She's truly vicious, so she can never be happy except with new people. She corrupts people.”