I distrust the incommunicable; it is the source of all violence.

The articulate voice is more distracting than mere noise.

Communication is a continual balancing act, juggling the conflicting needs for intimacy and independence.

Precision of communication is important, more important than ever, in our era of hair-trigger balances, when a false, or misunderstood word may create as much disaster as a sudden thoughtless act.

In our house, the direct statement was seldom used as a vehicle for communication. Innuendo was the order of the day.

Can the cannibal speak in the name of those he ate?

On Sunday Mr Green paid a visit from Lichfield, and, having nothing to say, said nothing and went away.

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Everyone realizes that one can believe little of what people say about each other. But it is not so widely realized that even less can one trust what people say about themselves.

Many are called. But few are called back.