“The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.”
“I think the attempt to defend belief can unsettle it, in fact, because there is always an inadequacy in argument about ultimate things.”
“You see, a conflict always begins with an issue - a difference of opinion, an argument. But by the time it turns into a war, the issue doesn't matter anymore, because now it's about one thing and one thing only: how much each side hates the other.”
“The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.”
“Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument an exchange of ignorance.”
“A good story should provoke discussion, debate, argument...and the occasional bar fight.”