“The way to get a man interested and to hold his interest was to talk about himself, and then gradually lead the conversation around yourself—and keep it there.”
“They [dogs] never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation. ”
“Remember that what gets talked about and how it gets talked about determines what will happen. Or won't happen. And that we succeed or fail, gradually then suddenly, one conversation at a time.”
“You could tell a lot about a man by the books he keeps - his tastes, his interest, his habits.”
“The day was getting more interesting by the minute. I just had to hope it was the sort of interesting we'd live to talk about later.”
“I can't imagine why you're so interested."He shook his head. "Interested? We're talking about you. I'm fascinated.”